Word
Perhe tukee minua.
Meaning
My family supports me.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Perhe tukee minua.
What does Perhe tukee minua. mean in natural English?
It corresponds to My family supports me.
Literally:
- perhe = family
- tukee = supports (3rd person singular form of tukea, “to support”)
- minua = me (in the partitive case)
Finnish has no articles, so perhe can be a family or the family; in this context, my family is the natural translation.
Which word is the subject, which is the verb, and which is the object?
- perhe – subject (the family)
- tukee – verb (supports)
- minua – object (me)
So the basic structure is Subject – Verb – Object, just like in English: Perhe tukee minua → The family supports me.
Why is it tukee and not tukea?