Breakdown of Muutto on kahden viikon kuluttua.
olla
to be
kaksi
two
viikko
week
muutto
move, relocation
kuluttua
after, in (time)
Questions & Answers about Muutto on kahden viikon kuluttua.
Why are kaksi and viikko in the genitive case here (kahden viikon)?
The postposition kuluttua (in / after a period of time) requires the words before it to be in the genitive case. So, the basic phrase kaksi viikkoa (two weeks) becomes kahden viikon.
Could I use päästä instead of kuluttua in this sentence?
Yes, you can totally say Muutto on kahden viikon päästä. Both kuluttua and päästä mean "in" or "after" a certain amount of time, and both require the genitive case. Kuluttua is just slightly more formal or written, while päästä is very common in everyday speech.
How would this sentence change if I wanted to say the move was two weeks ago?
You would say Muutto oli kaksi viikkoa sitten. This is a great example of the rule you are learning: kuluttua (in the future) forces the genitive case (kahden viikon), but sitten (ago) uses the standard nominative number plus partitive noun (kaksi viikkoa).
Is muutto related to the verb muuttaa?
Exactly! Muutto is the noun form meaning "the move" or "the relocation", derived directly from the verb muuttaa (to move to a new home, or to change).
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