Breakdown of Sinun täytyy tarkistuttaa sopimus.
sinä
you
täytyä
to have to
sopimus
contract
tarkistuttaa
to have checked
Questions & Answers about Sinun täytyy tarkistuttaa sopimus.
How is the verb tarkistuttaa formed from its base verb?
It is derived from the verb tarkistaa (to check). By adding the curative suffix -uttaa, the meaning shifts to causing an action to happen. Instead of checking the contract yourself, you are having someone else check it.
Why is the object sopimus in its basic nominative form instead of the genitive-looking sopimuksen?
The main verb driving this sentence is the necessive verb täytyy (must). In Finnish, when a total object is attached to a necessive structure like täytyy or pitää, it must be in the nominative case rather than the accusative.
Since this means 'to have the contract checked', how would I specify WHO should check it?
You would typically use the adessive case (-lla / -llä) for the person you are commissioning to do the action. For example, if you must have a lawyer check it, you would say Sinun täytyy tarkistuttaa sopimus lakimiehellä.
Why does the 'a' at the end of tarkistaa disappear when it becomes tarkistuttaa?
When adding the -uttaa / -yttää suffix to a verb stem ending in 'a' or 'ä', that final vowel is usually dropped for phonetic flow. Thus, the stem tarkista- drops its 'a' before the -uttaa suffix is attached.
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