Breakdown of Keskityn nyt sekä ajankäyttöön että opiskeluun.
nyt
now
että
that (conjunction)
keskittyä
to concentrate
sekä
both
opiskelu
studying
ajankäyttö
time management
Questions & Answers about Keskityn nyt sekä ajankäyttöön että opiskeluun.
Why do ajankäyttöön and opiskeluun end in -Vn (the illative case)?
The verb keskittyä (to focus) always requires the illative case (the "into" case) for the target of your focus. While in English you focus "on" something, in Finnish you focus "into" it.
How does the phrase sekä ... että work with cases?
Sekä ... että means "both ... and". When you use this structure with a verb that requires a specific case, like the illative for keskittyä, you must apply that case ending to both items in the list. That is why both ajankäyttöön and opiskeluun are in the illative.
What are the root words inside the compound word ajankäyttöön?
It comes from aika (time) in its genitive form ajan, and käyttö (use or usage). When you add the illative ending -ön to a compound word, it only attaches to the final word, leaving the first part in the genitive.
Could I use the verb opiskella instead of the noun opiskeluun here?
No, because keskittyä requires a noun (or pronoun) in the illative case. Opiskelu is the noun form of studying. If you wanted to attach a verb, you would need the fourth infinitive form (opiskelemiseen), but the regular noun opiskeluun is much more natural here.
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