Questions & Answers about Ne muistutti meitä varotoimista.
Why does a plural subject like ne take the singular verb muistutti?
In spoken Finnish, the third-person plural pronoun for people is usually ne instead of the standard he. When using ne, the verb drops the plural -vat ending and takes the third-person singular form. So, the standard he muistuttivat becomes the colloquial ne muistutti.
Why is the word for precautions in the elative case (varotoimista)?
The verb muistuttaa (to remind) requires the elative case (-sta/-stä) for the thing you are being reminded about. This follows the exact same rection pattern as verbs of warning in this lesson, like varoittaa, which also take the elative for the topic or danger.
Why is meitä in the partitive case?
With muistuttaa, the person being reminded is the object of the sentence and must be in the partitive case. The full pattern to memorize for this verb is muistuttaa + partitive person + elative topic.
How is the word varotoimista formed?
The base word is the compound noun varotoimi (precaution). It combines varo- (related to caution, from the exact same root as varoittaa) and toimi (measure or action). Because they are reminding us of multiple precautions, it uses the plural stem varotoimi- plus the elative ending -sta.
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