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Questions & Answers about Minä avaan vaatekaapin.
Do I have to include Minä, or is Avaan vaatekaapin fine?
You can drop Minä. Finnish usually omits subject pronouns because the verb ending already shows the person.
- Neutral: Avaan vaatekaapin.
- With emphasis on the subject (I, not someone else): Minä avaan vaatekaapin.
Why is it avaan and not avaa? How is avata conjugated?
Avaan is 1st person singular. Avaa is 3rd person singular. Present tense of avata:
- minä avaan
- sinä avaat
- hän avaa
- me avaamme
- te avaatte
- he avaavat
Why is the object vaatekaapin (ending in -n)? What case is that?
That -n is the genitive/accusative used as the total object. In affirmative sentences, a completed/bounded action takes a total object:
- Minä avaan vaatekaapin. (I open it completely.)
What’s the difference between Minä avaan vaatekaapin and Minä avaan vaatekaappia?