Breakdown of Tämä kellonaika käy minulle oikein hyvin.
tämä
this
minä
I
hyvin
well
oikein
correctly; really
kellonaika
time of day
käydä
to suit / be acceptable (e.g., plans, schedule)
Questions & Answers about Tämä kellonaika käy minulle oikein hyvin.
Why is minulle in the allative case (-lle)?
The verb käydä, when meaning 'to suit' or 'to be okay', requires the experiencer to be in the allative case. It literally works like 'is suitable to me'. Another common verb that acts this exact way is sopia (e.g., tämä sopii minulle).
I learned that käydä means 'to visit'. How do I know it means 'suits' here?
Käydä is a very versatile verb. You can often tell its meaning by the case of the word connected to it (its rection). When paired with the allative case (like minulle), it almost always means 'to be okay for' or 'to suit'. If it meant 'to visit', it would usually be paired with a location case, like käyn kaupassa (I visit the store).
Could I just say tämä aika instead of tämä kellonaika?
Yes, you could say tämä aika, and it would be understood perfectly. However, kellonaika (literally 'clock time') is more specific and extremely common when discussing appointments or schedules, as it removes any ambiguity about what kind of time you mean.
Why is oikein translated as 'really' instead of 'correctly'?
While oikein does mean 'correctly' on its own, it is also widely used as an intensifier meaning 'really' or 'very' when placed directly in front of an adjective or another adverb. The phrase oikein hyvin is a very natural, idiomatic way to say 'really well' in Finnish.
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