Breakdown of Lajin säilymisen kannalta nämä suojelualueet ovat kriittisiä.
tämä
this
olla
to be
laji
species
kannalta
from the perspective of
kriittinen
critical
säilyminen
preservation
suojelualue
conservation area
Questions & Answers about Lajin säilymisen kannalta nämä suojelualueet ovat kriittisiä.
Why are both lajin and säilymisen in the genitive case before the postposition kannalta?
The postposition kannalta requires its headword to be in the genitive case, which in this sentence is the noun säilymisen (survival). The word lajin is also in the genitive because it tells us whose survival it is (the species' survival). They chain together logically: the species' -> survival's -> in terms of.
Where does the word säilymisen come from?
It is formed from the verb säilyä (to remain, to be preserved, or to survive). By adding the -minen ending, it becomes the noun säilyminen (survival). Here, it takes the genitive form säilymisen because it is governed by the postposition kannalta.
If the subject nämä suojelualueet (these conservation areas) is in the nominative plural, why is the adjective kriittisiä in the partitive plural?
In Finnish, when an adjective describes a plural subject after the verb olla (to be), it almost always takes the partitive plural case. While a singular sentence would use the nominative (tämä suojelualue on kriittinen), the plural requires the partitive: nämä suojelualueet ovat kriittisiä.
What is the literal meaning of kannalta, and how is the word built?
Kannalta comes from the noun kanta, which means a base, position, or stance. It is in the ablative case (-lta, meaning "from"). So literally, it translates to "from the stance of" or "from the base of". In modern Finnish, it functions as a set postposition meaning "from the perspective of" or "in terms of".
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