Breakdown of Pomo nimitti minut projektin uudeksi vastuuhenkilöksi.
uusi
new
minut
me
pomo
boss
projekti
project
nimittää
to appoint
vastuuhenkilö
person in charge
Questions & Answers about Pomo nimitti minut projektin uudeksi vastuuhenkilöksi.
Why are the words uudeksi vastuuhenkilöksi in the translative case?
The verb nimittää (to appoint) requires the role you are appointed to be in the translative case (ending in -ksi). The translative case often expresses a change of state or taking on a new role, which perfectly fits the idea of being appointed to a new position.
Why does the adjective uusi change to uudeksi instead of just adding the case ending?
Adjectives must agree with the noun they modify, so uusi must also be in the translative case. For older Finnish words ending in -si, the stem changes to -te- or -de- before adding endings. Here, consonant gradation gives us the weak grade -de- before the -ksi ending, resulting in uudeksi.
Why is the object minut instead of the partitive minua?
The verb nimittää takes a total object because the action of appointing is a completed, definitive action. For personal pronouns like minä, the total object uses the special accusative ending -t, making it minut. If the sentence were negative, it would require the partitive: Pomo ei nimittänyt minua.
How does the word order work with projektin placed where it is?
projektin is in the genitive case, meaning 'of the project' or 'the project's'. In Finnish, a genitive modifier almost always comes directly before the entire noun phrase it modifies. It works exactly like English here, standing right before uudeksi vastuuhenkilöksi (new person in charge).
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