Word
Vuosikokous nimitti hänet ääntenlaskijaksi ja minut vastuuhenkilöksi.
Meaning
The annual meeting appointed him as the vote counter and me as the person in charge.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Vuosikokous nimitti hänet ääntenlaskijaksi ja minut vastuuhenkilöksi.
ja
and
minut
me
hänet
him / her
nimittää
to appoint
Questions & Answers about Vuosikokous nimitti hänet ääntenlaskijaksi ja minut vastuuhenkilöksi.
Why do the words ääntenlaskijaksi and vastuuhenkilöksi end in -ksi?
The -ksi ending is the translative case. This sentence uses the verb nimittää (to appoint), which dictates that the role or title someone is appointed to must be in the translative case. You can think of this case here as meaning "as" or "into the role of".
Why are the objects hänet and minut used instead of partitive forms?
In Finnish, when a complete action is performed on a whole person or thing, we use the total object (accusative). Personal pronouns have a special accusative form ending in -t, such as minut, sinut, and hänet. Because the appointing is a completed action that affects them entirely, these -t forms are required.
How is the compound word ääntenlaskijaksi formed?
The base word is ääntenlaskija (vote counter). It is made up of äänten, which is the plural genitive of ääni (voice, vote), and laskija (counter), which comes from the verb laskea (to count). Literally, it means "counter of votes".
Could I use the verb valita in this sentence instead?