Learn Finnish: Kun äiti virkkaa, vanhat paidat muuttuvat upeiksi räsymatoiksi. - When my mother crochets, the old shirts turn into gorgeous rag rugs.

Kun äiti virkkaa, vanhat paidat muuttuvat upeiksi räsymatoiksi.

When my mother crochets, the old shirts turn into gorgeous rag rugs.

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Questions & Answers about Kun äiti virkkaa, vanhat paidat muuttuvat upeiksi räsymatoiksi.

How does the noun räsymatto become räsymatoiksi in this sentence?

The word räsymatto (rag rug) undergoes weak consonant gradation when the plural -i- is added, changing the double tt to a single t. After forming the plural stem räsymatoi-, we add the translative ending -ksi to show what the shirts are turning into, resulting in räsymatoiksi.

Why is the adjective upea written as upeiksi?

In Finnish, adjectives must agree in case and number with the noun they describe. Because the rugs are in the translative plural (räsymatoiksi), the adjective modifying them must also be in the translative plural, changing upea to upeiksi.

Does the verb muuttua always trigger the translative case?

Yes, when muuttua means 'to turn into' or 'to transform into' something, the resulting state or object is always expressed in the translative case. It is one of the classic verbs that require the -ksi ending.

The dictionary form for 'to crochet' is virkata with one k. Why does virkkaa have a double kk here?