Breakdown of He palkitsevat itsensä, kun työ on valmis.
olla
to be
he
they
valmis
ready
työ
work
itse
self, oneself
kun
when (conjunction)
palkita
to reward
Questions & Answers about He palkitsevat itsensä, kun työ on valmis.
How does the word itsensä (themselves) break down?
It is made of the base word itse (self) and the third-person possessive suffix -nsä. In Finnish, the third-person singular and plural share the exact same suffix, so itsensä can mean himself, herself, or themselves depending on who is doing the action.
Why isn't the word for themselves in the partitive case, like itseään?
The verb palkita (to reward) can take a total object when the rewarding is seen as a completed action. When the word itse is used as a total object with a possessive suffix, it looks exactly like the base word plus the suffix: itsensä.
What type of verb is palkitsevat and what is its dictionary form?
The dictionary form is palkita (to reward), which is a type 5 verb. For these verbs, the -ta or -tä changes to -tse- before adding the personal ending. Here, we add the he (they) ending -vat to get palkitsevat.
Does valmis mean ready or finished here?
It can mean both! In Finnish, the word valmis is used for things that are ready to be used, but also for tasks that are completely finished or done.
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