Breakdown of Älköön kutsumaton tunkeutuja käykö tässä pyhässä linnassa.
tämä
this
linna
castle
käydä
to visit, to go (and come back)
älköön
let not (3rd person singular; plural: älkööt)
kutsumaton
uninvited
tunkeutuja
intruder
pyhä
sacred
Questions & Answers about Älköön kutsumaton tunkeutuja käykö tässä pyhässä linnassa.
How does the third-person negative imperative work in this sentence?
To say let someone not do something in the third person, Finnish uses the negative verb älköön (singular) or älkööt (plural). The main verb then takes the suffix -ko or -kö. Here, the singular älköön pairs with käykö (from the verb käydä, to visit).
How is the word kutsumaton (uninvited) formed?
It is the negative participle of the verb kutsua (to invite). Adding the suffix -maton or -mätön to a verb creates an adjective meaning that an action has not been done to it, much like the English prefix un-.
What verb does the noun tunkeutuja (intruder) come from?
It is derived from the verb tunkeutua, which means to force one's way into or penetrate. Adding the agent suffix -ja (similar to -er in English) turns it into the noun tunkeutuja (one who intrudes).
Why does this sentence use the inessive case tässä pyhässä linnassa instead of the illative?
The verb käydä (to visit) always requires the inessive case (-ssa or -ssä) for the location being visited. Even though it implies movement to a destination, you are grammatically saying that the intruder is visiting in the castle, not into it.
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