Breakdown of Me emme osta muovisia tavaroita.
me
we
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
ostaa
to buy
tavara
the item
muovinen
made of plastic
Questions & Answers about Me emme osta muovisia tavaroita.
How does the suffix -inen work in the word muovisia?
The base noun is muovi (plastic). By adding the suffix -inen, we create the adjective muovinen, which means made of plastic. This is a very common way to turn material nouns into adjectives in Finnish.
How does the dictionary form muovinen change into the plural partitive muovisia?
Words ending in -inen change their ending to -is- before adding plural or case endings. To form the plural partitive, we use the stem muovis-, add the plural marker -i-, and finally add the partitive ending -a, resulting in muovisia.
Why is the object muovisia tavaroita in the partitive case?
Because the sentence is negative (emme osta). In Finnish, the direct object of a negative sentence is almost always in the partitive case, rather than the accusative.
Is the pronoun Me strictly necessary here?
No, it is optional. The negative verb emme already clearly shows that the subject is we. You can safely drop Me and simply say Emme osta muovisia tavaroita, which sounds very natural.
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