Breakdown of Suuntautukaa tieteeseen opiskelemalla paljon!
paljon
a lot
opiskella
to study
tiede
science
suuntautua
to orient oneself towards
Questions & Answers about Suuntautukaa tieteeseen opiskelemalla paljon!
Why does suuntautukaa require the illative case tieteeseen?
The verb suuntautua (to orient oneself, to turn towards) is a goal-oriented verb. Just like pyrkiä (to strive for) or keskittyä (to focus on) from this lesson, it describes movement or a mental direction toward a target, which requires the illative case (mihin).
What is the base verb for suuntautukaa, and what form is this?
The base verb is suuntautua (to orient oneself). Here it is in the second-person plural imperative (command) form. You take the vowel stem suuntautu- and add the plural command ending -kaa to tell a group of people to do something.
How does opiskelemalla exactly translate to "by studying"?
This uses the third infinitive in the adessive case. You form it by adding the -ma / -mä suffix to the strong verb stem (opiskele-) followed by the adessive ending -lla / -llä. This structure is the standard way to say "by doing" something to express a method or means.
What stem changes happen when the basic noun tiede becomes tieteeseen?