Breakdown of Opiskelija aikoo kouluttautua, koska hänestä tulee kuuluisa lääkäri.
hän
he / she
koska
because
opiskelija
student
lääkäri
doctor
tulla
to become
aikoa
to intend, to be going to
kouluttautua
to train oneself
kuuluisa
famous
Questions & Answers about Opiskelija aikoo kouluttautua, koska hänestä tulee kuuluisa lääkäri.
Why is the word for 'he' in the elative case (hänestä instead of hän)?
This is the core 'tulla' transformation structure. When expressing that someone becomes something, Finnish puts the person transforming into the elative case (ending in -sta or -stä), followed by the 3rd person singular verb tulee. You can think of it literally as 'Out of him comes...'
Why are kuuluisa lääkäri in the basic nominative case instead of the translative case?
You might remember that the translative case (ending in -ksi) is often used to show a change in state. However, in this specific elative + tulee construction, the result of what the person becomes must always be in the basic nominative case.
What is the difference between kouluttautua and kouluttaa?
The verb kouluttaa means to train or educate someone else. The -utu- marker inside kouluttautua makes it a reflexive verb, meaning to train or educate oneself. The student intends to get trained, not to act as the trainer.
Why is kouluttautua in its basic dictionary form?
It is governed by the verb aikoo (intends). The verb aikoa always requires the following action verb to be in the first infinitive, which is the standard dictionary form.
The English translation says 'he will become', but isn't tulee in the present tense?
Yes! Finnish does not have a dedicated future tense, so the present tense is used for both present and future events. The context of intending (aikoo) to do something makes it clear that the result of becoming a doctor lies in the future.
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