Unit III Part B: Structural Notes Flashcards
partitive singular for “some part of” case ending
-a/-ä, -ta/-tä
good day
hyvää päivää
would you like some coffee?
saako olla kahvia?
i waited for the elevator for 10 minutes
odotin hissiä 10 minuuttia
the coffee is hot
kahvi on kuumaa
i would drink some tea
juon teetä
well, if there’s some beer
no, jos on olutta
how to form words in the partitive case?
attach -a/-ä, -ta/-tä to the strong grade nominative
if the word ends in -e or in a consonant, then attach the ending to the weak grade
(partitive) good
hyvää
(partitive) coffee
kahvia
(partitive) elevator
hissiä
(partitive) day
päivää
(partitive) hot
kuumaa
(partitive) floor
lattiaa/ta
(partitive) kitchen
keitiöä/tä
(partitive) radio
radio/ta
(partitive) tea
teetä
(partitive) beer
olutta
(partitive) beautiful
kaunista
(partitive) butter
voita
(partitive) worst
pahinta
(partitive) family
perhettä
(partitive) paragraph/piece
kappaletta
when should you use the partitive case?
to express "some" or "any" in greetings as the object in negative sentences with cardinal numbers as subject or object with verbs expressing emotion with verbs indicating frequent action with certain other verbs to indicate ongoing action if theres a doubt about the outcome of an action
to love
rakastaa
to hate
vihata
to admire
ihailla
to envy
kadehtia
to despise
halveksia
to detest
inhota
to watch
katsella
to practice
harjoitella
to listen
kuunnella
to study
opiskella
to think
ajatella
to prepare
valmistella
to wait
odottaa
to help
auttaa
to disturb
häiritä
to look at
katsoa
i am buying a book
ostan nyt kirjaa
i am waiting for some mail from America
odotan postia amerikasta
mikä tämä on? (count nouns: nominative)
what is this?
it’s a bottle/the bottle is good
se on pullo/pullo on hyvä
it’s a glass/the glass is new
se on lasi/lasi on uusi
it’s a cake/the cake is delicious
se on kakku/kakku on herkullinen
what is this? (mass nouns: partitive)
mitä tämä on?
it’s water/water is cold
se on vettä/vesi on kylmää
it’s beer/beer is good
se on olutta/olut on hyvää
it’s cake/ the cake is delicious
se on kakkua/kakku on herkullista
what is the glass like?
minkälainen lasi on?
what is water like?
minkälaista vesi on?
the beer is cold
olut on kylmää
is the glass clean?
onko lasi puhdas?
____are in the singular after “ei ole”
predicate noun and adjective
there is no change in ____/____ when sentence negation occurs
preducate noun and adjective
this is a car/this is not a car
tämä on auto/tämä ei ole auto
that’s coffee/that’s not coffee
tuo on kahvia/tuo ei ole kahvia
that’s a hot bottle/that’s not a hot bottle
se on kuuma pullo/se ei ole kuuma pullo
how to form the accusative for personal pronouns and “kuka”?
replace the genitive ending with t
whom do you know?
kenet tunnet?
pekka knows me, you, him, her, us, You, them
pekka tuntee minut, sinut, hänet, hänet, meidät, teidät, heidät
how to form the accusative for singular nouns?
add n to ending
i know pekka
tunnen pekan
i will buy a car
ostan auton
buy a car!
ostakaa auto!
how to form the accusative for plural nouns
it’s the same as the nominative plural
we met the boys in a cafe
tapasimme pojat kahvilassa
total object vs partial object
total: uses “the”, “a”, a whole of something, will do something
partial: uses “some”, “a”, etc…, a part of something, is doing something
do you know bob wilson?
tunnetteko bob wilsonin?
could i have a dry martini?
saisinko kuivan marinin?
read chapter three at home
lukekaa kotona luku kolme
breakfast is served in the dining room
aamiainen tarjoillaan ruokasalissa
i must mail the letter
minun täytyy panna kirje postiin