Breakdown of Eliniänodote tulee nousemaan tulevaisuudessa.
nousta
to get up / to rise, to go up
tulevaisuus
future
tulla
will (future auxiliary)
eliniänodote
life expectancy (statistical measure)
Questions & Answers about Eliniänodote tulee nousemaan tulevaisuudessa.
How does the tulee nousemaan construction explicitly show the future tense here?
While Finnish usually uses the present tense for future events, this sentence uses the analytical future construction to make a strong prediction. It combines the verb tulla (here conjugated as tulee) with the third infinitive in the illative case (-maan/-mään). So, tulee nousemaan specifically emphasizes that it "will rise" rather than just stating a present fact.
What are the parts that make up the compound word eliniänodote?
It breaks down into three parts: elin (life or living), iän (the genitive form of ikä, meaning "age"), and odote (expectancy or expectation, derived from the verb odottaa, to expect). Put together, it literally translates to "the expectation of living age".
Why do we use nousemaan here instead of nostamaan?
This is a great reminder of intransitive vs. transitive verbs. Nousta (which becomes nousemaan) means "to rise" on its own, without a direct object. Nostaa (which becomes nostamaan) means "to raise" something. Since life expectancy is rising by itself here, we use the intransitive nousta.
Is there a connection between the words tulee and tulevaisuudessa?
Yes! The noun tulevaisuus (the future) is derived from the exact same root as the verb tulla (to come). So tulevaisuudessa essentially means "in the time that is coming". The -ssa ending is the inessive case, simply meaning "in".
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