Word
Moraalinen dilemma ja filosofia kiinnostavat minua.
Meaning
The moral dilemma and philosophy interest me.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Moraalinen dilemma ja filosofia kiinnostavat minua.
minä
I
ja
and
kiinnostaa
to interest
moraalinen
moral
Questions & Answers about Moraalinen dilemma ja filosofia kiinnostavat minua.
Why is the pronoun minua in the partitive case here?
The verb kiinnostaa (to interest) expresses an emotion or psychological state. In Finnish, verbs of emotion consistently take a partitive object because the feeling is viewed as an ongoing, unbounded process rather than a completed action.
How would this sentence change if I wanted to use the "I am interested in..." structure instead?
You would use the adjective form kiinnostunut along with the elative case (-sta/-stä). The sentence would become: Olen kiinnostunut moraalisesta dilemmasta ja filosofiasta.
Why is the verb kiinnostavat in the plural?
The sentence has a compound subject made of two nominative nouns: dilemma and filosofia, connected by ja (and). When a compound subject consists of nominative nouns, the verb must take the plural form.
How would we embed this sentence into an että clause to say "It is important that..."?
You would say: On tärkeää, että moraalinen dilemma ja filosofia kiinnostavat minua. Because tärkeä (important) is an evaluative adjective expressing an opinion, it takes the partitive case (tärkeää) when it acts as the complement for an että subject clause.
How does the grammar differ if we want to state a truth-value, like "It is a fact that..."?