Breakdown of Sodanjälkeinen aika, jona tapahtui tärkeä käännekohta, oli virstanpylväs.
olla
to be
aika
time (concept, duration)
tärkeä
important
tapahtua
to happen
joka
who / which (relative pronoun)
sodanjälkeinen
post-war
käännekohta
the turning point
virstanpylväs
the milestone
Questions & Answers about Sodanjälkeinen aika, jona tapahtui tärkeä käännekohta, oli virstanpylväs.
Why is the relative pronoun jona used here instead of jossa?
Jona is the essive form (ending in -na or -nä) of the relative pronoun joka. In Finnish, the essive case is used with days and periods of time to express "during" a specific time. Because the pronoun refers back to aika (time) to say "during which", you must use the essive jona.
How is the adjective sodanjälkeinen built?
It is a compound word made from sodan (the genitive or "possessive" form of sota, meaning "war's") and the adjective jälkeinen (meaning "after" or "subsequent"). Together, they literally mean "war's after" or "postwar".
In the middle clause, why does the verb tapahtui come before its subject tärkeä käännekohta?
In Finnish relative clauses, it is very common and natural to place the verb before the subject when you are introducing a new thing or concept into the story. Saying ...jona tapahtui tärkeä käännekohta flows much better than putting the subject first, similar to the formal English phrasing "during which occurred a turning point".
What are the root words inside virstanpylväs?
It combines virstan (the genitive form of virsta, which is an old unit of distance similar to a mile) and pylväs (meaning pillar, column, or pole). Just like in English, a "mile-pillar" was originally a physical road marker, but is now used metaphorically to mean a major historical event or turning point.
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