Word
Kuvittele nerokas keksintö!
Meaning
Imagine a brilliant invention!
Part of speech
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Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Kuvittele nerokas keksintö!
Why is the object nerokas keksintö in its basic dictionary form, rather than taking an object ending like -n?
Because this is a command! The verb kuvittele (imagine!) is in the imperative mood. In Finnish, when a total object is the target of a command, it drops the genitive -n ending and takes the nominative form.
How does the verb kuvitella (to imagine) turn into kuvittele here?
Kuvitella is a type 3 verb. To form the imperative (command) form, you take the infinitive, remove the -lla, and add -le. It also keeps the strong consonant grade (tt), matching its basic present tense stem (minä kuvittelen -> kuvittele!).
The current lesson covers verbs like luulla taking the translative case. Does kuvitella work the same way?
It can! In this specific sentence, kuvitella simply means 'to picture in your mind' and takes a normal object. However, if you want to say 'I imagined the invention to be brilliant', you would use the partitive and translative just like with luulla: Kuvittelin keksintöä nerokkaaksi.
How does the word keksintö (invention) relate to the verb keksiä (to invent)?
The noun keksintö is created by adding the noun-forming suffix -ntö to the verb stem of keksiä. This suffix is commonly used to create a noun that represents the physical result of the verb's action.