Breakdown of Hyvä johtaminen edellyttää, että pomo on etevä päätöksenteossa.
olla
to be
hyvä
good
pomo
boss
että
that (conjunction)
päätöksenteko
the decision making
edellyttää
to require
etevä
capable (skilled, clever)
johtaminen
leadership
Questions & Answers about Hyvä johtaminen edellyttää, että pomo on etevä päätöksenteossa.
Why is "at making decisions" translated using the inessive case in päätöksenteossa?
This is because of the adjective etevä (capable/clever). In Finnish, adjectives that express skill or proficiency—such as hyvä (good), huono (bad), taitava (skillful), and etevä—require the area of competence to be in the inessive case (-ssa/-ssä). Here, the area of competence is the noun päätöksenteko (decision-making), which becomes päätöksenteossa.
How is the compound word päätöksenteko built?
It is made from päätös (decision) and teko (the act of doing or making). When forming a compound word where the first part is the object of the action, that first part usually takes the genitive case. So, päätös becomes päätöksen, and it is attached to teko to form päätöksenteko.
Why use johtaminen for "leadership" instead of a regular noun like johtajuus?
Both translate to "leadership", but they have slightly different nuances. Johtaminen is the verbal noun (4th infinitive) of johtaa (to lead/manage), so it emphasizes the active process or practice of leading and managing. Johtajuus refers more to the abstract quality, position, or trait of being a leader. In the context of practical workplace requirements, johtaminen is very common.
What is the background of the verb edellyttää?
Edellyttää means "to require", "to presuppose", or "to demand as a condition". It is derived from the noun edellytys (a prerequisite or condition), which is connected to the word edellä (ahead/before). It is a highly useful B2-level verb to use when stating that one thing is a strict requirement for another to succeed.
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