Word
Tämä rakennus on esteetön, joten pystyt tulemaan sisään pyörätuolilla.
Meaning
This building is accessible, so you are able to come inside with a wheelchair.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Tämä rakennus on esteetön, joten pystyt tulemaan sisään pyörätuolilla.
tämä
this
olla
to be
tulla
to come
sisään
in
Questions & Answers about Tämä rakennus on esteetön, joten pystyt tulemaan sisään pyörätuolilla.
Why is the verb "to come" in the form tulemaan instead of its basic form tulla?
The verb pystyä (to be physically able to) requires the action verb that follows it to be in the third infinitive illative form, which ends in -maan or -mään. Because you are physically capable of entering the action of coming inside, the basic verb tulla changes to tulemaan.
How does the word esteetön translate to "accessible"?
It is built from the noun este (obstacle, barrier) and the suffix -tön, which means "without" (like the English suffix "-less"). So esteetön literally means "obstacle-free," which is the standard Finnish term for describing a building that is accessible to people with disabilities.
Could I just use voit tulla instead of pystyt tulemaan here?
You could, but the meaning shifts slightly. Voida (can) often implies permission or general possibility, as in "you are allowed to come." By using pystyä, the sentence specifically emphasizes your physical capability to enter because the architectural barriers have been removed.
Why does pyörätuolilla have the -lla ending?