Breakdown of Minulla on suuri intohimo musiikkiin.
olla
to be
minä
I
musiikki
music
suuri
large, great
intohimo
passion
Questions & Answers about Minulla on suuri intohimo musiikkiin.
Why is musiikkiin in the illative case here instead of translating 'for' with a different case?
The noun intohimo (passion) dictates the case here, requiring the illative. In Finnish, words expressing dedication, reaction, or intense focus toward something—whether they are verbs like keskittyä (to focus) or nouns like intohimo—often direct their energy into the target, hence the illative case.
Why is suuri intohimo in the nominative case instead of the partitive? Doesn't the 'Minulla on' structure often take the partitive?
Abstract nouns in 'I have' sentences often take the partitive, for example Minulla on aikaa (I have time). However, when an abstract concept is treated as a single, distinct entity rather than an uncountable mass, it takes the nominative. Here, you have 'a' great passion, so it stays in the nominative.
What is the literal meaning behind the compound word intohimo?
It combines into (enthusiasm, zeal) and himo (lust, craving, urge). Together they form the standard Finnish word for passion.
If I wanted to use a verb from this lesson's topic to express being passionate about music, how would I do it?
You could use the verb suhtautua (to relate or react to) and say Suhtaudun musiikkiin intohimoisesti (I relate to music passionately). Notice how suhtautua also requires the illative case (musiikkiin) for its target, functioning just like the noun in this sentence.
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