Breakdown of Olin levännyt hyvin, jotta jaksoin treenata.
olla
to be
hyvin
well
levätä
to rest
treenata
to work out
jaksaa
to have the energy
jotta
so that / in order to
Questions & Answers about Olin levännyt hyvin, jotta jaksoin treenata.
Why use jotta here instead of just että?
The conjunction jotta specifically expresses purpose or intention, meaning "so that" or "in order that". If you used että, it would usually just mean "that" (as in "I knew that..."). You use jotta here because you rested for the specific purpose of having energy to train.
Why is the verb form olin levännyt rather than just lepäsin (I rested)?
This is the past perfect tense, which translates to "I had rested". It is used here to emphasize that the resting was an action that was completely finished before the second past-tense action (jaksoin) took place.
How is the word levännyt formed from the basic verb for resting?
The basic verb is levätä (to rest), which is a Type 4 verb. To form the past participle (the form needed for perfect tenses), you drop the -tä to get the stem levä-, and then add -nnyt. Remember that Type 4 verbs use the weak consonant grade in this form (with a v), whereas the basic present tense uses the strong grade (like lepään - I rest).
Why does treenata stay in its basic dictionary form here?
The verb jaksaa (to have energy or strength) is the conjugated verb in this clause (jaksoin). When you have energy to do something, jaksaa is followed directly by the first infinitive (the dictionary form) of the action verb, which in this case is treenata.
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