Breakdown of Olen kehittänyt tätä taitoa joka päivä.
minä
I
olla
to be
tämä
this
joka päivä
every day
kehittää
to develop
taito
the skill
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Questions & Answers about Olen kehittänyt tätä taitoa joka päivä.
What tense is olen kehittänyt, and how is it formed in Finnish?
Olen kehittänyt is the present perfect tense. It combines the present tense of the auxiliary verb olla (olen) with the past participle of kehittää (kehittänyt). You use this tense to say that you have done something and it’s still relevant now.
Why is tätä taitoa in the partitive case instead of the nominative tämä taito?
In Finnish, when the action is ongoing or you’re talking about something in an indefinite, uncompleted way, the object takes the partitive. Developing a skill is a continuous process, so both the demonstrative tämä and taito become partitive: tätä taitoa.
How does joka päivä work to mean every day, and does joka get declined?
Joka päivä literally means each day and is used as an adverbial phrase every day. Here päivä stays in the nominative singular, and joka agrees with it in the nominative. You don’t decline joka separately as an adverbial; you just say joka päivä.
Could I move joka päivä elsewhere in the sentence?
Yes. Finnish word order is flexible. You could say Joka päivä olen kehittänyt tätä taitoa to put emphasis on the frequency, or Olen joka päivä kehittänyt tätä taitoa. The meaning stays the same; you’re just highlighting different parts.
Can I use päivittäin instead of joka päivä?
Absolutely. Päivittäin is an adverb meaning daily or every day. So you could say Olen kehittänyt tätä taitoa päivittäin with no change in meaning.
How do I pronounce kehittänyt, and where does the stress fall?
Finnish always stresses the first syllable. Kehittänyt breaks down as KE-hit-tä-nyt. Say each vowel clearly, and hold each consonant length if it’s doubled (the tt in the middle).
How would I say “I have been developing this skill for two months” in Finnish?
You add a duration phrase with -n ajan:
Olen kehittänyt tätä taitoa kahden kuukauden ajan.
Literally: “I have developed this skill for two months.”
What’s the difference between kehittää and parantaa?
Both can mean improve, but with a nuance:
- Kehittää means to develop or evolve something (often skills, systems, products).
- Parantaa means to make something better or to improve its quality (health, mood, performance).
In this sentence kehittää fits because you’re talking about actively developing a skill.