Breakdown of Meidän täytyy siirtää rumpu ylemmäs miksauksessa.
me
we
täytyä
to have to
siirtää
to move
ylös
up (motion)
miksaus
mix
rumpu
drum
Questions & Answers about Meidän täytyy siirtää rumpu ylemmäs miksauksessa.
How is the comparative word ylemmäs formed here?
It is the comparative form of the directional adverb ylös (upwards). The comparative weak stem is ylemmä-, and to show movement to a higher place, it takes the special adverbial ending -s. You could also use the translative form ylemmäksi. If the drum was already sitting in a higher position without moving, you would use the static form ylempänä instead.
Why is the object rumpu in the basic nominative form instead of the genitive rummun?
Because it is the object of a necessity verb. When you use a necessity structure like täytyy, the total object takes the basic nominative case rather than the usual genitive-looking accusative. Therefore, it stays as rumpu.
Why does the sentence start with the genitive Meidän instead of the nominative Me?
The verb täytyy is a necessity verb that always stays in the third-person singular form. The person who has to do the action is expressed in the genitive case. Instead of saying 'we must', the Finnish structure translates literally as 'of us it is necessary'.
What is the base form of miksauksessa and how does the word change here?
The base noun is miksaus (a mix), which comes from the verb miksata (to mix audio). When adding the inessive 'in' ending -ssa to nouns ending in -us, the stem changes to -ukse-. This gives us the form miksauksessa.
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