cross-posted from: https://pawb.social/post/52784891

Posted in wrong one at first lol lmao

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[–] 4 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Really interesting. What makes it too formal? Just an archaic form? How would you make it sound normal?

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  • [–] 11 points 14 hours ago*

    It's not really a question of it being archaic, because it's still standard language.

    It's just that elaborate use of suffixes is more common in literary text, rather than spoken language. So that kind of words tend to stick out. Makes you look book-smart and like.

    In this case, a more common spoken expression would be like "teidän koirien kanssa". Just breaking up the "optimal" word usage into three words.

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  • [–] 4 points 10 hours ago*

    Personally I think it's just the second person plural there, which can be interpreted as a T-V distinction:

    The T–V distinction is expressed in a variety of forms; two particularly common means are:

    addressing a single individual using the second-person plural forms in the language, instead of the singular (e.g. in French);

    The first person singular forms of the same words (koirinesi, koirinesikokaan) sound a lot less formal to my ear and at least the former I would definitely use if I were talking to some singular person with multiple dogs.

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