Breakdown of Voin pyytää mitä tahansa, ja toive täyttyy heti.
ja
and
mikä
what
heti
immediately
pyytää
to ask for
voida
can, to be able to
tahansa
any / -ever
toive
wish
täyttyä
to come true
Questions & Answers about Voin pyytää mitä tahansa, ja toive täyttyy heti.
Why is it mitä tahansa instead of mikä tahansa?
The verb pyytää (to ask for, to request) requires its object to be in the partitive case. Because of this, the base pronoun mikä takes the partitive form mitä, while the particle tahansa (any/ever) always stays the same.
I know kysyä means "to ask". Why is pyytää used here?
Kysyä means to ask a question to get information. Pyytää means to ask for something, such as a favor, an object, or making a request.
The verb täyttyy looks like täyttää (to fill). How are they related?
Täyttyä (used here as täyttyy) is an intransitive verb meaning "to become full" or "to come true" by itself. Täyttää is a transitive verb meaning "to fill" or "to fulfill" (where someone actively does the filling). Because the wish just comes true on its own in this phrasing, the intransitive täyttyä is used.
Why isn't minun (my) used before toive?
It could be, but Finnish often leaves out possessive words when the context makes it obvious. Since you are the one doing the asking (voin pyytää), it is automatically understood that it is your wish.
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