Breakdown of Hän ei edes unohtanut karttaa kotiin.
hän
he / she
ei
no / not (negative verb)
kartta
map
koti
the home
unohtaa
to forget
edes
even
Questions & Answers about Hän ei edes unohtanut karttaa kotiin.
Why do we use ei edes here instead of jopa for 'even'?
In Finnish, you must use edes for 'even' in negative clauses, usually placing it right after the negative verb. The word jopa is strictly used for 'even' in affirmative (positive) sentences.
Why is the verb unohtanut rather than the regular past tense unohti?
This is how the negative past tense is formed. To say someone 'did not do' something, you use the negative verb (ei) followed by the past participle of the main verb, which ends in -nut or -nyt. The form unohti is only for positive sentences.
Why is the object karttaa in the partitive case?
In negative sentences, the object is almost always in the partitive case because the action did not happen and is therefore incomplete. Because he didn't forget it, the base word kartta becomes karttaa.
Why does the sentence use kotiin (into home) instead of kotona (at home)?
Verbs about leaving, staying, or forgetting something somewhere usually require a directional 'to' or 'into' case in Finnish. Even though in English we say 'at home', the verb unohtaa demands the illative case kotiin (into home).
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