Breakdown of Tarkempi ryhmä onnistuu hyvin työnjaon priorisoimisessa.
hyvin
well
ryhmä
group
tarkka
careful (precise, exact)
onnistua
to succeed
Questions & Answers about Tarkempi ryhmä onnistuu hyvin työnjaon priorisoimisessa.
Why do we use the 4th infinitive inessive priorisoimisessa here instead of an illative form like priorisoimiseen?
The choice between -misessa (inessive) and -miseen (illative) depends entirely on the specific rection of the main verb. The verb onnistua (to succeed) requires the inessive case, much like succeeding in something in English. Other activity verbs you are learning, like keskittyä (to focus) or pystyä (to be able to), would require the illative -miseen.
Could I use the 3rd infinitive inessive priorisoimassa here instead?
No. The 3rd infinitive inessive (-massa) is used to express that you are actively in the middle of performing an action right now (e.g., Olen priorisoimassa - I am currently prioritizing). To talk about an activity as an abstract concept that a group is successful at, Finnish requires the 4th infinitive verbal noun (-minen) in the inessive case (-misessa).
Why is the object työnjako (task allocation) written in the genitive case as työnjaon?
When you turn a verb into a -minen noun (like priorisoiminen), its direct object can no longer take standard object cases like the partitive or accusative. Instead, it must take the genitive case. A helpful trick is to translate it literally in your head as "the prioritizing of the task allocation."
How is the compound word työnjako formed?