Breakdown of Jos arvomaailma muuttuu, käsitys perheestä taas pysyy usein samana.
usein
often
perhe
family
sama
same
jos
if
muuttua
to change
pysyä
to stay (remain in a state or position)
taas
whereas / on the other hand (by contrast)
arvomaailma
the value system
käsitys
the conception
Questions & Answers about Jos arvomaailma muuttuu, käsitys perheestä taas pysyy usein samana.
Why is taas placed right after käsitys perheestä rather than at the start of the clause?
This is the core of how taas works as a connector of contrast. When used to mean 'whereas' or 'on the other hand', it usually does not start the clause. Instead, it acts almost like an enclitic particle that attaches immediately after the subject or topic being contrasted. Here, it highlights the direct contrast between the first subject, arvomaailma, and the second subject, käsitys perheestä.
Why is the word for 'same' in the essive case (samana)?
The verb pysyä (to remain, to stay) requires its complement to be in the essive case (-na or -nä). Because the essive expresses a state of being, pysyy samana essentially translates to 'stays as the same'.
Why does käsitys take the elative case (perheestä) instead of a genitive?
Nouns that describe opinions, ideas, or understandings—such as käsitys (conception), tieto (knowledge), or ajatus (thought)—typically take the elative case (-sta or -stä) to indicate the topic of the thought. It functions just like the English preposition 'about'.
How is the word arvomaailma constructed?
It is a compound of arvo (value) and maailma (world). Literally translating to 'value-world', this is the standard Finnish way to express a person's or society's value system or moral landscape.
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