Breakdown of Näistä painavista kuormista huolimatta me emme aio luovuttaa.
tämä
this
me
we
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
painava
heavy
aikoa
to intend, to be going to
luovuttaa
to give up
huolimatta
despite
kuorma
the load
Questions & Answers about Näistä painavista kuormista huolimatta me emme aio luovuttaa.
Why is näistä painavista kuormista in the elative case (-sta)?
The word huolimatta (despite) requires the word it modifies to be in the elative case. Due to case agreement, the demonstrative näistä (these) and the adjective painavista (heavy) must match the plural noun kuormista (loads).
Can huolimatta be placed before the noun phrase instead?
Yes, huolimatta is one of the flexible words in Finnish that can act as either a postposition or a preposition. You could say huolimatta näistä painavista kuormista and it would mean exactly the same thing, though the postposition order shown here is slightly more common.
Why is the verb aikoa in the form aio here?
This is the connegative form. In negative sentences, the negative verb (here, emme) carries the personal ending, so the main verb drops its personal ending. The stem for aikoa is aio-, which is used for the present negative.
Why does aikoa take the basic first infinitive luovuttaa instead of a form like luovuttamaan?
Verbs of intention, volition, and ability, like aikoa (to intend), haluta (to want), and voida (to be able to), require the basic first infinitive. You only use the illative third infinitive (-maan/-mään) with verbs of motion or starting, like mennä (to go) or ruveta (to start).
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