Word
Minun unelmani muuttuu nyt todelliseksi.
Meaning
My dream is now becoming real.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
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Questions & Answers about Minun unelmani muuttuu nyt todelliseksi.
Why does todelliseksi end in -ksi instead of just being todellinen?
This is the translative case, which expresses a change of state. The verb muuttua (to change or become) requires the word describing the new state to take this -ksi ending. Because the dream is turning into a reality, todellinen gets the -ksi ending.
How exactly did the base word todellinen change into todelliseksi?
Finnish words ending in -nen almost always change that ending to -se- before adding a grammatical case ending. Here, you drop the -nen, add -se-, and finally attach the translative ending -ksi.
Does the verb muuttuu mean 'is becoming' or 'changes'?
The basic meaning of muuttua is 'to change'. However, when it is paired with a word in the translative case (-ksi), the whole phrase translates very naturally to English as 'becoming' something. Literally, this sentence says 'My dream changes now into real'.
Why is there a -ni at the end of unelmani?