Breakdown of He ovat asiantuntijoita, joiden taitoja yritys tarvitsee.
olla
to be
he
they
tarvita
to need
joka
who / which (relative pronoun)
yritys
company
taito
skill
asiantuntija
expert
Questions & Answers about He ovat asiantuntijoita, joiden taitoja yritys tarvitsee.
Why is the relative pronoun joiden used instead of jonka?
Joiden is the genitive plural form of the relative pronoun joka. It translates to "whose" in English. We use the plural form here because it refers back to the plural noun asiantuntijoita (experts). If the sentence was about a single expert, you would use the singular form jonka.
Why is the word for experts in the partitive plural (asiantuntijoita)?
In Finnish, when you have a plural subject like he (they) and use the verb olla (to be) to say what they are, the describing noun is put in the partitive plural. That is why asiantuntija becomes asiantuntijoita.
Why is the word for skills in the partitive plural (taitoja)?
The verb tarvita (to need) usually requires its object to be in the partitive case, especially for plurals and abstract concepts. Because the company needs "skills", the object taito is in the partitive plural form taitoja.
Why is the word order in the second half joiden taitoja yritys tarvitsee?
In a relative clause, the relative pronoun (like joiden) and the noun it belongs to (like taitoja) must come at the very beginning of that clause. Because of this rule, "whose skills" (joiden taitoja) is placed before the subject (yritys) and the verb (tarvitsee).
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