Questions & Answers about Rakentakaa uusi linnoitus tänne!
Why does this sentence use tänne (to here) instead of täällä (in/at here)?
In Finnish, verbs that result in something being placed, left, or established in a location are treated as movement towards that place. Because the fortress is being brought into existence at this spot, you use the directional 'movement to' adverb tänne rather than the static location adverb täällä.
What form of the verb is rakentakaa?
It is the plural imperative (command) form of rakentaa (to build). You use the -kaa or -kää ending when giving an order to two or more people, or when speaking formally. If you were commanding just one person informally, you would say rakenna.
Why is the object uusi linnoitus in its basic dictionary form instead of taking the -n ending?
This is a special rule for commands. When an entire object is the target of a first- or second-person imperative (like 'build!'), it drops the usual -n ending and takes the nominative form. That is why we see uusi linnoitus instead of uuden linnoituksen.
Why does rakentakaa keep the strong nt consonants instead of changing to nn like in rakennan (I build)?
The plural imperative is always built using the strong grade of the word's consonants. The weak grade (nn) happens in forms where the syllable is closed, like in rakennan, but the -kaa ending leaves the previous syllable open, keeping the consonants strong.
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