Breakdown of Ehdokas on sopiva tähän tehtävään.
tämä
this
olla
to be
tehtävä
task
ehdokas
candidate
sopiva
suitable
Questions & Answers about Ehdokas on sopiva tähän tehtävään.
Why do we use the illative case (tähän tehtävään) when the English translation is "for this task"?
The adjective sopiva (suitable) requires the illative case when stating what something is suitable for. Conceptually in Finnish, you are suitable "into" a role or task. This is called rection: when a specific word dictates the grammatical case of the words attached to it.
Why is the word tämä (this) written as tähän here?
In Finnish, modifiers like pronouns and adjectives must match the case of the noun they describe. Because the noun tehtävä (task) is in the illative case (tehtävään), the pronoun tämä must also take its illative form, which is tähän.
Is sopiva related to the verb sopia (to fit/suit)?
Yes, sopiva is formed directly from the verb sopia. It is a participle form that allows a verb to act as an adjective. Notice that both the verb sopia and the adjective sopiva require the illative case for the thing you are fitting into.
What is the base form of tehtävään and how is the case ending added?
The base word is tehtävä (task or assignment). To form the illative case, you double the final vowel and add -n, making it tehtävään. As a bonus for your level: tehtävä comes from the verb tehdä (to do), so it literally means "a thing to be done".
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