Breakdown of Nämä ovat ne saavutukset, jotka me muistamme.
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
me
we
nämä
these
muistaa
to remember
joka
who / which (relative pronoun)
saavutus
achievement
Questions & Answers about Nämä ovat ne saavutukset, jotka me muistamme.
How is the noun saavutukset formed?
It comes from the verb saavuttaa (to achieve). By adding the action/result suffix -us to the verb, we get the noun saavutus (an achievement). The word in this sentence is its plural form, saavutukset.
Why does saavutus change to saavutukse- in the plural?
Nouns ending in -us or -ys that are derived from verbs typically change their stem to -ukse- or -ykse- before adding grammatical endings. Therefore, the singular saavutus plus the plural marker -t becomes saavutukset.
Why does the sentence use both nämä and ne?
Nämä means 'these' and ne means 'those'. In Finnish, se (singular) and ne (plural) are frequently used right before a noun to act just like the English definite article 'the'. So nämä ovat ne saavutukset literally means 'these are those achievements', translating naturally as 'these are the achievements'.
The translation says 'that we remember', so why is the Finnish word jotka instead of että?
In English, 'that' can refer back to a noun (a relative pronoun) or connect two clauses (a conjunction, like 'I know that'). Finnish strictly separates these functions. Because 'that' refers back to the achievements, you must use the plural relative pronoun jotka (which/that). The word että is only used as a conjunction.
Why is the object saavutukset in the basic nominative plural form rather than the partitive?
The verb muistaa (to remember) takes a total object when you remember specific, complete things. For plural total objects, Finnish uses the nominative plural (the -t ending), which is why we see saavutukset instead of the partitive plural saavutuksia.
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