Questions & Answers about Hirviö kadotkoon luolaan!
How is the 3rd person imperative formed for the verb kadota in this sentence?
It is formed from the Type 4 verb kadota (to disappear). To make the 3rd person imperative, you use the same consonant stem found in the infinitive (kadot-) and add the suffix -koon.
Why is there a weak grade d in kadotkoon, when the present tense katoaa has a strong t?
The 3rd person imperative suffix -koon is added directly to the infinitive stem, not the present tense stem. Because the infinitive is kadota, the weak grade d is preserved. The strong grade t only appears when adding endings that start with a vowel, like in the present tense katoaa.
Why does the cave (luola) take the illative ending -an (luolaan) here instead of the inessive -ssa?
Why is the subject hirviö in the nominative case?
Unlike 1st and 2nd person imperatives, which often drop the pronoun and trigger special object rules, the 3rd person imperative (jussive) works much like a standard sentence. The subject of the action (hirviö) takes the regular nominative case, exactly as it would in the standard indicative statement Hirviö katoaa.
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