Breakdown of Luen johdannon vaativan tentin takia.
lukea
to read
tentti
the exam
takia
because of
vaativa
demanding
johdanto
introduction
Questions & Answers about Luen johdannon vaativan tentin takia.
Why is johdanto (introduction) in the form johdannon?
It is in the accusative case, which looks identical to the genitive for most singular nouns. It is used here because it is a total object: you are reading the entire introduction. If you were only reading part of it, you would use the partitive form johdantoa.
How is the word vaativan formed?
It comes from the verb vaatia (to demand). By adding the ending -va, it becomes the present active participle vaativa (demanding), which acts like an adjective here. Because the noun it describes (tentin) is in the genitive case, vaativa must also take the genitive ending -n.
Why do we use the genitive form tentin here?
It is required by the postposition takia (because of). In Finnish, most postpositions require the word or phrase immediately preceding them to be in the genitive case.
Could I use vuoksi instead of takia in this sentence?
Yes! The postpositions vuoksi and takia mean the exact same thing (because of / for the sake of) and are used in the exact same way. You could easily say vaativan tentin vuoksi.
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