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Questions & Answers about Keramiikka kiinnostaa minua.
Why is it Keramiikka kiinnostaa minua instead of something like Minä kiinnostan keramiikkaa?
Because Finnish uses kiinnostaa in a different way from English to be interested in.
The pattern is:
- X kiinnostaa minua = X interests me
- literally: Ceramics interests me
So in this sentence:
- keramiikka is the thing that causes the interest
- minua is the person who feels the interest
If you say Minä kiinnostan..., that means I interest... / I am interesting to...
So:
- Keramiikka kiinnostaa minua = I am interested in ceramics / Ceramics interests me
- Minä kiinnostan häntä = He/she is interested in me
That difference is very important.
What case is minua, and why is it used here?