Word
Työn takia minä matkustan Saksaan.
Meaning
Because of work I travel to Germany.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
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Questions & Answers about Työn takia minä matkustan Saksaan.
Why is the word for work written as työn instead of työ?
It is because of the postposition takia (because of). In Finnish, most postpositions require the word right before them to take the genitive case. The genitive of työ is formed by adding an -n to the end.
Can I switch the order and say takia työn?
No, because takia is a postposition. While English uses prepositions that go before a word (like "because of work"), Finnish postpositions must go exactly after the word they belong to.
Why does Saksa (Germany) become Saksaan here?
The verb matkustaa (to travel) requires you to express where you are traveling into. Saksaan is in the illative case (the "into" case), which you form here by doubling the final vowel a and adding an -n.
Why does the sentence start with työn takia instead of minä matkustan?
Finnish word order is quite flexible. Moving työn takia (because of work) to the front of the sentence simply emphasizes the reason for the trip. You could also say Minä matkustan Saksaan työn takia and it would mean the same thing.