Breakdown of Minun täytyy viestitellä ystävälle, josta puhuin äskettäin.
minä
I
ystävä
friend
puhua
to speak
täytyä
to have to
joka
who / which (relative pronoun)
viestitellä
to message
äskettäin
recently
Questions & Answers about Minun täytyy viestitellä ystävälle, josta puhuin äskettäin.
Why is the relative pronoun joka in the elative case (josta) here?
The form of the relative pronoun depends on its role in the clause it belongs to. Here, the verb in the relative clause is puhua (to speak), and when you speak about someone, Finnish requires the elative case. Therefore, joka becomes josta (about whom).
What is the difference between the verbs viestiä and viestitellä?
Viestitellä is a frequentative verb derived from viestiä (to message). The -ellä ending implies continuous, repeated, or casual action. So while viestiä is simply to send a message, viestitellä means to exchange messages or to text back and forth.
Just as a reminder, why is the word for I in the genitive case (minun)?
The verb täytyy (must / have to) is a verb of necessity. These verbs do not take a standard subject; instead, they always require the person who has to do the action to be in the genitive case.
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