Breakdown of Vanhaa liukuhihnaa ei hylätä vielä.
vanha
old
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
vielä
yet / still
hylätä
to reject / to abandon
liukuhihna
the conveyor belt
Questions & Answers about Vanhaa liukuhihnaa ei hylätä vielä.
How is the negative passive formed in ei hylätä?
To make the present passive negative, you start with the positive passive form (hylätään, meaning "is rejected") and drop the -än ending. Because hylätä (to reject or discard) is a Type 4 verb, dropping the ending leaves you with a word that happens to look exactly identical to the basic dictionary form!
Why is "the old conveyor belt" in the partitive case (vanhaa liukuhihnaa)?
In Finnish, the object of a negative sentence must always be in the partitive case. Because the sentence says the belt is not rejected (ei hylätä), both the adjective (vanha) and the noun (liukuhihna) must take the partitive -a ending.
What are the parts of the compound word liukuhihna?
It is made up of liuku (a glide, slide, or slip) and hihna (a belt or strap). Put them together and you get a "conveyor belt" or "assembly line".
How does vielä work with the negative verb here?
Vielä generally means "still" or "yet". When paired with a negative verb, the combination ei ... vielä is the standard way to express "not ... yet" in Finnish.
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