Breakdown of Varustauduttuamme hyvin keskityimme lohikäärmeeseen.
hyvin
well
keskittyä
to concentrate
lohikäärme
dragon
varustautua
to equip oneself
Questions & Answers about Varustauduttuamme hyvin keskityimme lohikäärmeeseen.
How do we build the word varustauduttuamme in this sentence?
It uses the past temporal construction, meaning "after we equipped ourselves." It comes from the verb varustautua (to equip oneself). First, you take the passive past participle varustauduttu. Then, you add the partitive ending -a, and finally attach the first-person plural possessive suffix -mme (because "we" are doing the equipping).
The basic verb for "to equip" is varustaa. How does the meaning change with varustautua?
The -utua ending makes the verb reflexive. While varustaa means to equip someone or something else, varustautua means to equip oneself or to prepare oneself. That's why the English translation specifically says "equipping ourselves".
Why is lohikäärme in the illative case (lohikäärmeeseen) instead of using a postposition for "on"?
This is dictated by the verb keskittyä (to focus or concentrate). This verb always requires its target to be in the illative case (the mihin form). While English speakers focus on a dragon, Finnish speakers focus into the dragon (lohikäärmeeseen).
What causes the double "tt" in keskittyä to become a single "t" in keskityimme?
This is a quick refresher on consonant gradation (tt -> t). Adding the first-person plural ending -mme closes the syllable (-tyim-me). A closed syllable forces the strong stem (keskitt-) to weaken to its soft grade (keskit-).
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