Aikataulu on täynnä, joten tapaamiseen ei ole paljon aikaa.

to be

Breakdown of Aikataulu on täynnä, joten tapaamiseen ei ole paljon aikaa.

• aika: the time
• tapaaminen: the meeting
• aikataulu: the schedule
• täynnä: full
• joten: so
• paljon: much

Questions & Answers about Aikataulu on täynnä, joten tapaamiseen ei ole paljon aikaa.

Why is tapaamiseen in this form instead of using the basic form tapaaminen?

Finnish uses the illative case (-een) to express movement or direction toward something—in this case, toward a meeting. Tapaamiseen literally means "into the meeting" or "to the meeting," indicating that time is being allocated toward that event.

What does joten mean, and how does it work in this sentence?

Joten is a conjunction that means "so" or "therefore." It introduces the consequence or result of the first part of the sentence. Here, it links Aikataulu on täynnä ("The schedule is full") to the outcome: there is not much time available for the meeting.

Why is ei ole paljon aikaa used instead of a direct statement like on vähän aikaa?

Finnish often expresses a lack of something with a negative verb structure, in this case using ei ole ("there is not") instead of on ("there is"). So, ei ole paljon aikaa emphasizes that there really isn't much time to spare, rather than stating that there is only a little.

Is there a difference between saying tapaamiseen ei ole paljon aikaa and ei ole paljon aikaa tapaamiseen?

Both word orders essentially convey the same meaning. Finnish word order can be quite flexible, but tapaamiseen ei ole paljon aikaa draws attention more directly to the meeting ("for the meeting, there isn’t much time"), whereas ei ole paljon aikaa tapaamiseen feels slightly more neutral or broad, simply stating the lack of time without emphasizing the meeting first.