Breakdown of Innostuin heti, kun kitaristi palasi lavalle.
kun
when
heti
immediately
palata
to return
lava
the stage
Questions & Answers about Innostuin heti, kun kitaristi palasi lavalle.
Why is there no word for I in Innostuin heti?
Finnish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are clear from the verb ending.
- innostuin already means I got excited / I became enthusiastic
- the ending -n shows 1st person singular = I
So:
- Minä innostuin heti = I got excited immediately
- Innostuin heti = also I got excited immediately
Both are correct, but the version without minä is very natural in Finnish.
What exactly does innostuin mean?
Innostuin is the past tense of innostua.
- innostua = to get excited, become enthusiastic, get inspired
- innostuin = I got excited / I became enthusiastic / I got really into it
So this is not just a neutral verb like I liked it. It suggests a change of feeling: at that moment, the speaker became excited or enthusiastic.
Why does innostuin end in -in?