Breakdown of Vapaa-aika käy minulle ja sopivuus on tärkeää.
olla
to be
minä
I
ja
and
tärkeä
important
käydä
to suit / be acceptable (e.g., plans, schedule)
sopivuus
suitability
vapaa-aika
free time
Questions & Answers about Vapaa-aika käy minulle ja sopivuus on tärkeää.
Why do we use minulle with käy here?
The verb käydä (here meaning to suit or be okay) requires the experiencer to be in the allative case (-lle). Just like the verb sopia, when you want to say something is suitable for someone, that person takes the -lle ending, forming minulle (to/for me).
Is there a difference in meaning between käy minulle and sopii minulle?
In the context of scheduling or acceptability, they are practically interchangeable. Käy minulle leans slightly towards 'it works for me' or 'it is okay with me', while sopii minulle is closer to 'it suits me'. Both correctly govern the allative case (minulle).
How is the noun sopivuus formed?
It is derived from the other verb taught in this lesson, sopia (to suit). By taking the adjective form sopiva (suitable) and adding the noun-forming suffix -uus (similar to '-ness' in English), we get sopivuus (suitability).
Why is tärkeää in the partitive case instead of the nominative tärkeä?
The subject of the second clause, sopivuus (suitability), is an abstract concept. In Finnish, when describing an abstract or uncountable noun, the adjective following the verb olla takes the partitive case. If the subject were a concrete, countable thing, you would use the nominative.
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