Breakdown of Pitkä päivä väsyttää minua.
minä
me (as a one-word answer)
päivä
the day
pitkä
long
väsyttää
to be tired
Questions & Answers about Pitkä päivä väsyttää minua.
Who is the subject in Pitkä päivä väsyttää minua, and who is the object?
In Finnish, the subject is pitkä päivä (a long day) and the object/experiencer is minua (me in the partitive case).
So the structure is literally:
- Pitkä päivä = a long day (subject, nominative)
- väsyttää = tires / makes [someone] tired (3rd person singular verb)
- minua = me (partitive form of minä)
Literally: “A long day tires me.”
English usually flips this and says “A long day makes me tired.” or “A long day is tiring for me.”
Why is it minua and not minä or minut?