Breakdown of Tämä on se todellisuus, joksi unelma muuttui.
tämä
this
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
muuttua
to change
unelma
dream
joka
who / which (relative pronoun)
todellisuus
reality
Questions & Answers about Tämä on se todellisuus, joksi unelma muuttui.
Why is the relative pronoun joka in the form joksi here?
Joksi is the translative case of the relative pronoun joka. In Finnish, the translative case (ending in -ksi) is used to describe a change of state or what something becomes. Because the dream changed into reality, the pronoun referring to that reality needs to be in the translative case.
Does the verb muuttui dictate the case of the relative pronoun?
Yes, the verb muuttua (to change, to turn into) requires the result of the change to be in the translative case. Since the dream turned into the reality, the word standing in for reality (joksi) must take the -ksi ending required by this verb.
Why is the pronoun se used before todellisuus if Finnish doesn't have articles?
While Finnish lacks direct equivalents for 'a' or 'the', the demonstrative pronoun se (it or that) is frequently used to point out a specific, known thing, much like the English definite article 'the'. In this sentence, it emphasizes the specific reality that the dream became.
How is the noun todellisuus formed?
It is built from the adjective todellinen (real or actual). Adding the suffix -uus or -yys turns an adjective into a noun describing a state or quality, very similar to the English suffixes '-ity' or '-ness'. Therefore, todellinen becomes todellisuus (reality).
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