Word
Minun täytyy paneutua tähän vaativaan tehtävään.
Meaning
I must apply myself to this demanding task.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Minun täytyy paneutua tähän vaativaan tehtävään.
tämä
this
minä
I
tehtävä
task
täytyä
to have to
Questions & Answers about Minun täytyy paneutua tähän vaativaan tehtävään.
Why is the phrase tähän vaativaan tehtävään in the illative case?
The verb paneutua (to apply oneself, to delve into) dictates this. As you are learning in this lesson, verbs that express committing to, focusing on, or reacting to something typically require the illative case for the target of that action.
How does the verb paneutua relate to the basic verb panna (to put)?
Paneutua is a reflexive derivative of panna. You can think of it literally as putting oneself into a situation or task, which is exactly why it requires the illative case to show where you are putting your effort.
Is the word vaativaan an adjective or a verb form?
It is both! It is the active present participle (the -va or -vä ending) of the verb vaatia (to demand). It acts just like an adjective here, meaning demanding. Because it modifies tehtävään, it must also take the matching illative case ending.
Quick refresher: why do we use the genitive minun instead of the nominative minä at the start of the sentence?