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Finnish to English translations [PRO] Education / Pedagogy | |||||
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5 +1 | And teachers, indeed, need to... |
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4 +1 | it is the duty of |
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4 +1 | have to |
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it is the duty of Explanation: "Kuuluukin" refers to the teachers here. The students expect that it is the duty of the teachers to ... |
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have to Explanation: Kuulua is a synonym of 'pitää, täytyy'. The suffix kin means also, but it can be left out in this context. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2009-01-08 03:17:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Kuulua is the predicate of the sentence, so IMHO it is clearer to keep it that way in Entlish, too. I'm a Finnish teacher, so I'm always interested in grammar. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2009-01-08 03:17:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- typo: English -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 4 hrs (2009-01-08 03:56:40 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- FYI, the genitive is the case of the subject with some verbs of necessity or obligation (täytyy, pitää, kuuluu): Minun kuuluu/pitää/täytyy opettaa suomea oppilaille joka päivä. Also, the main verb is always in the infinitive (opettaa) after all these verbs. Even though they mean 'have to, must', there are slight differences, eg 'täytyy' expresses stronger obligation than 'pitää' or 'kuuluu', etc. |
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And teachers, indeed, need to... Explanation: And teachers, indeed, need to... |
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