Breakdown of Järjestimme kimppakyydin vähentääksemme matkakuluja.
järjestää
to organize
vähentää
to reduce
kimppakyyti
carpool
matkakulu
travel expense
Questions & Answers about Järjestimme kimppakyydin vähentääksemme matkakuluja.
What does the -ksemme part of vähentääksemme do?
It is a structure used to express purpose, meaning "in order to". It consists of the basic infinitive vähentää (to reduce), the translative ending -kse-, and the personal possessive suffix -mme matching the "we" subject. Together it means "in order for us to reduce".
Why is the object kimppakyydin in the genitive-accusative form (ending in -n)?
Because the main verb järjestimme is in a regular, active tense. In standard active sentences, a singular total object takes the -n ending.
If the sentence were passive ("A carpool was organized"), it would be Järjestettiin kimppakyyti without the -n. If the object were the pronoun "you", would it also drop its ending?
No. As this lesson teaches, personal pronouns are a major exception. While regular nouns drop their object case to become nominative in passive, imperative, and necessity clauses, personal pronouns always keep their -t accusative ending. For example, "You were organized" would be Sinut järjestettiin, never just Sinu.
Why does matkakuluja take the partitive plural instead of a total object form?
Because it refers to an undefined amount of expenses, and the reduction is seen as a partial action. You are reducing some travel expenses, not necessarily eliminating them entirely. If you were completely eliminating all of the travel expenses, you would use the nominative plural matkakulut.
What are the root words that make up kimppakyydin?
It is a compound of kimppa (a colloquial word for a group, pool, or doing things together) and kyyti (a ride). Together they mean a "carpool" or a "shared ride".
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