Breakdown of Kissa juoksee kaupan sisälle.
kissa
cat
kauppa
shop
juosta
to run
sisälle
(to) inside, in(wards)
Questions & Answers about Kissa juoksee kaupan sisälle.
Why is the word for shop written as kaupan instead of kauppa?
Because it is followed by sisälle (into), which is a postposition. Postpositions work like English prepositions (such as 'in' or 'under'), but they come after the word. Most postpositions require the word before them to be in the genitive (possessive) case, ending in -n. Literally, this says 'to the inside of the shop'.
Why use sisälle instead of sisällä?
Finnish grammar is very strict about the difference between movement and location. Because the cat is actively moving into the shop from the outside, we use the movement form sisälle (to the inside). If the cat were already inside the shop running around, you would use the static location form sisällä (in the inside).
Could I just say kauppaan without using sisälle?
Yes! Kissa juoksee kauppaan is a perfectly natural and common way to say 'The cat runs into the shop'. Adding sisälle just puts a little extra focus on the physical act of going inside the building itself.
What is the dictionary form of the verb juoksee?
The base form is juosta (to run). It belongs to a group of verbs that undergo a noticeable change when conjugated, dropping the -sta ending and adding -ksee for the 'he/she/it' form.