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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 ...
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viäränlaenen
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2021-03-12T17:48:59Z (almost 4 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*".
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viäränlaenen
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2021-03-12T17:46:38Z (almost 4 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*".