Questions & Answers about Tarkistitko kutsusi eilen?
Why doesn't the object kutsusi have an -n at the end if it is a total object indicating a completed action?
It actually is in the genitive-accusative case! The base form of the object here is kutsun. However, whenever you add a possessive suffix like -si to a word, the genitive -n is dropped. Therefore, kutsu + n + si simplifies to kutsusi.
Because the -n is dropped, could kutsusi also translate to the plural "your invitations" here?
Yes, absolutely! Just like the genitive -n, the nominative plural marker -t also disappears when a possessive suffix is attached. The plural kutsut + si also becomes kutsusi. You have to rely entirely on context to know if it means one invitation or multiple.
Why does the verb tarkistaa simply become tarkisti- in the past tense instead of changing to -si- like tietää (tiesi)?
While many verbs ending in -taa or -tää change the t to s in the past tense, verbs ending in -staa or -stää (like tarkistaa and rakastaa) are exceptions. Because they already have an s right before the t, they simply drop the final vowel and add the past tense -i without changing the consonant.
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