Breakdown of Hän mieltyi heti terveelliseen ruokakulttuuriin, vaikka aluksi hänellä oli koti-ikävä.
olla
to be
hän
he / she
heti
immediately
vaikka
although / even though
aluksi
at first, initially
terveellinen
healthy
koti-ikävä
homesickness
ruokakulttuuri
food culture
mieltyä
to take a liking to
Questions & Answers about Hän mieltyi heti terveelliseen ruokakulttuuriin, vaikka aluksi hänellä oli koti-ikävä.
Why are terveelliseen and ruokakulttuuriin in the illative case here?
The verb mieltyä (to grow fond of, to take a liking to) is a psychological verb of attachment. Just like the lesson's other verbs like tottua and rakastua, your mind metaphorically moves into the target, so it requires the illative case. Therefore, both the noun and its modifying adjective must take the illative endings.
How is the verb mieltyä related to the noun mieli?
The verb mieltyä is directly derived from mieli (mind, mood, opinion). The -tyä ending is a common way to form an inchoative verb (a verb expressing a change of state). So, mieltyä essentially means 'to have one's mind drawn toward' something.
Why does the word for 'at first' (aluksi) end in -ksi?
aluksi is the translative case of the noun alku (beginning). While the translative case often indicates a change of state or becoming something, it is also widely used in time expressions to indicate a phase or a temporary period. Here, it translates naturally as 'at first' or 'initially'.
The English translation says 'he was homesick'. Why does the Finnish sentence use hänellä oli ('he had')?
In Finnish, you don't 'be' homesick; you 'have' homesickness (koti-ikävä). Similar to expressing hunger (nälkä) or cold (kylmä), Finnish uses the possessive structure (the adessive case hänellä + the verb olla) to express this personal feeling.
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