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Q&A Why past tense in imaginative play in Finnish?

Could the child be saying, or aiming at, "nyt se menis nukkumaan"? That would be the usual thing for a child to say when playing house. The form "menis" (in standard Finnish "menisi") is not past ...

posted 3y ago by viäränlaenen‭  ·  edited 3y ago by viäränlaenen‭

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#2: Post edited by user avatar viäränlaenen‭ · 2021-03-12T17:48:59Z (about 3 years ago)
  • Could the child be saying, or aiming at, "*nyt se menis nukkumaan*"? That would be the usual thing to say in the situation.
  • The form "*menis*" (in standard Finnish "*menisi*") is not past tense indicative but present tense *conditional*: "*would go*".
  • Could the child be saying, or aiming at, "*nyt se menis nukkumaan*"? That would be the usual thing for a child to say when playing house.
  • The form "*menis*" (in standard Finnish "*menisi*") is not past tense indicative but present tense *conditional*: "*would go*".
#1: Initial revision by user avatar viäränlaenen‭ · 2021-03-12T17:46:38Z (about 3 years ago)
Could the child be saying, or aiming at, "*nyt se menis nukkumaan*"? That would be the usual thing to say in the situation.

The form "*menis*" (in standard Finnish "*menisi*") is not past tense indicative but present tense *conditional*: "*would go*".