Breakdown of Myyjä selittää, miksi työ kestää ja miksi asiakas ei saa korvausta.
ja
and
ei
no / not (negative verb)
miksi
why
työ
work
asiakas
the customer
saada
to get
myyjä
the salesperson
selittää
to explain
kestää
to take time
korvaus
compensation
Questions & Answers about Myyjä selittää, miksi työ kestää ja miksi asiakas ei saa korvausta.
In the indirect question miksi työ kestää, does the word order change from a normal question?
No, it stays exactly the same. A direct question is Miksi työ kestää? (Why does the work take time?), and the indirect version used here is exactly the same: ...miksi työ kestää. This makes Finnish indirect questions with question words quite straightforward!
Why is there a comma before the first miksi but not the second one?
In Finnish, you must put a comma to separate the main sentence (Myyjä selittää) from a subordinate clause like an indirect question. That is why the first miksi has a comma before it. The second miksi does not get a comma because it is directly connected to the first indirect question by the word ja (and).
The translation says the work takes time, but doesn't kestää usually mean to last?
Yes, kestää means to last or to take time. When it is used all by itself without a specific amount of time mentioned (like two hours or three days), it naturally implies that the action is taking a long time or is delayed.
Why is the word for compensation in the partitive case (korvausta instead of korvaus)?
Because the sentence is negative. The customer does not get it (ei saa). In Finnish, whenever the verb is negative, the object of that action must be in the partitive case. This is a very strict rule that applies to almost all negative sentences with an object.
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