Breakdown of Me puhumme terapeutin kanssa avoimesti.
me
we
puhua
to speak
kanssa
with
avoin
open (adjective, attributive)
terapeutti
the therapist
Questions & Answers about Me puhumme terapeutin kanssa avoimesti.
How is the adverb avoimesti formed here?
It comes from the adjective avoin (open). To form an adverb, you attach the suffix -sti to the inflectional stem of the adjective. For words ending in -in, the stem usually ends in -ime-, which gives us avoime- + -sti = avoimesti.
Why is terapeutti in the genitive case (terapeutin)?
The word kanssa (with) is a postposition. In Finnish, almost all postpositions require the noun preceding them to be in the genitive case. This is an earlier rule you have likely seen before, but it is always good to remember: terapeutti takes the -n ending to become terapeutin.
Does the word order matter between terapeutin kanssa avoimesti and avoimesti terapeutin kanssa?
Both are grammatically correct, but the word order shifts the emphasis slightly. Placing avoimesti at the very end of the sentence gives a bit more focus to how you speak. Putting terapeutin kanssa at the end would emphasize who you are speaking with.
This lesson focuses on reflexive structures like tuntea itsensä (to feel). How would we change this sentence to say 'We feel open with the therapist'?
You would use the lesson's target grammar: Me tunnemme itsemme avoimiksi terapeutin kanssa. You use the verb tuntea (to feel), the reflexive pronoun itsemme (ourselves), and put the adjective avoin in the translative plural case (avoimiksi) to describe the state you feel.
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