Breakdown of Pelasimme jalkapalloa sateesta huolimatta.
pelata
to play
jalkapallo
football
sade
rain
huolimatta
despite
Questions & Answers about Pelasimme jalkapalloa sateesta huolimatta.
Why is the word for rain in the elative case (sateesta) here?
The word huolimatta means 'despite' and it always requires the noun it modifies to be in the elative case (the -sta/-stä ending). This is why the basic word sade becomes sateesta.
Can I change the word order and say huolimatta sateesta?
Yes, you can. While huolimatta is most commonly used as a postposition (coming after the noun), it can also act as a preposition (coming before the noun) with exactly the same meaning. However, the postposition order shown in this sentence is much more common in everyday speech.
Why is the object jalkapalloa in the partitive case?
This is a strict rule tied to the verb pelata (to play a sport or game). This verb always requires its object to be in the partitive case, so jalkapallo gets the partitive -a ending regardless of whether the match is finished or ongoing.
What causes the 'd' in sade to change to a 't' in sateesta?
The noun sade belongs to the word type ending in -e. To form the stem for case endings, the final vowel is doubled to make satee-. This word type also uses reverse consonant gradation, meaning the 'weak' consonant 'd' from the dictionary form strengthens to a 't' in the stem before we add the -sta ending.