Breakdown of Pomo, joka on luotettava, on myös rohkea.
olla
to be
myös
also
pomo
boss
joka
who / which (relative pronoun)
rohkea
brave
luotettava
reliable
Questions & Answers about Pomo, joka on luotettava, on myös rohkea.
Why is the relative pronoun joka in the basic nominative form here?
The word joka connects the two parts of the sentence. It gets its form from the role it plays in its own small clause (joka on luotettava). Because it acts as the subject of that clause, it stays in the basic nominative form.
Do I always need commas around a joka clause like in this sentence?
Yes! In Finnish, you must always put a comma before the relative pronoun joka. Because the relative clause interrupts the main sentence (Pomo... on myös rohkea), you also need a second comma at the end of it to close it off.
Why are the adjectives luotettava and rohkea in the basic nominative form instead of the partitive case?
You use the basic nominative form because they describe a specific, countable subject (pomo and its stand-in, joka). You would only use the partitive case if the subject were an uncountable mass noun, like water or coffee, or an abstract concept.
Why does myös come right before rohkea?
In Finnish, myös (also) generally sits directly in front of the word it emphasizes. Here, the sentence stresses that the boss is also brave, so myös goes right before rohkea.
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