Questions & Answers about Seuraava vuoro alkaa pian.
Since this lesson teaches the -ittain / -ittäin suffix, how would we add it to vuoro and what would it mean?
You would get vuoroittain, which translates to 'in shifts' or 'shift by shift'. The suffix -ittain acts as a distributive multiplier, so adding it to the plural stem of vuoro (shift/turn) creates an adverb describing how an action is divided up.
Why is alkaa used here instead of aloittaa, which also means 'to begin'?
Alkaa is used for things that begin on their own (intransitive), like a shift, a movie, or a season. You would use aloittaa if there were an active subject starting something, for example: Minä aloitan vuoron (I start the shift).
The word seuraava means 'next', but does it come from a verb?
Yes, it comes from the verb seurata (to follow). Seuraava is the present active participle, which literally translates to 'following'. In Finnish, it is the standard way to say 'the next' one in a sequence.
If I wanted to say 'soon', could I use kohta instead of pian?
Yes, kohta and pian are often interchangeable. Kohta can sometimes feel a bit more immediate or informal (like 'shortly' or 'in just a moment'), but both work perfectly here.
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