Breakdown of Haluan kokeilla uutta reseptiä.
uusi
new
haluta
to want
resepti
the recipe
kokeilla
to try; test
Questions & Answers about Haluan kokeilla uutta reseptiä.
Why is there no minä in the sentence?
Finnish often leaves out subject pronouns when the verb ending already shows the person. Haluan ends in -n, which marks I. So Haluan kokeilla uutta reseptiä already clearly means I want to try a new recipe.
You can still say Minä haluan kokeilla uutta reseptiä, but minä adds emphasis, contrast, or extra clarity.
What form is haluan?
Haluan is the 1st person singular present tense of haluta, which means to want.
So:
- haluta = to want
- haluan = I want
The ending -n is the normal present-tense ending for I in Finnish.
Why is kokeilla used without a separate word for to?
Finnish does not use a separate word like English to before infinitives. The infinitive form itself already has that function.
So:
- kokeilla = to try
- haluan kokeilla = I want to try
There is no extra word needed between haluan and kokeilla.