Breakdown of Hän neuvottelee vielä, vaikka on väsynyt.
olla
to be
hän
he / she
väsynyt
tired
vielä
yet / still
Questions & Answers about Hän neuvottelee vielä, vaikka on väsynyt.
Why is there a comma before vaikka?
In Finnish, you must use a comma to separate a main clause from a subordinate clause. Since vaikka (even though) starts a subordinate clause, the comma is strictly required here.
The second clause is just on väsynyt. Shouldn't it be vaikka hän on väsynyt?
You absolutely can say vaikka hän on väsynyt. However, because the subject (hän) is the exact same person doing the negotiating in the first clause, it is very common and natural to drop the pronoun in the second part of the sentence to avoid repetition.
The verb neuvottelee (negotiates) has two Ts, but its dictionary form neuvotella only has one. Why?
This is a Type 3 verb, which undergoes consonant gradation. The dictionary form (neuvotella) is in the weak grade with a single T. When you conjugate it for most persons, such as hän neuvottelee, the stem changes to the strong grade, doubling the T to TT.
Is väsynyt a regular adjective?
It functions exactly like one here, but it actually comes from the verb väsyä (to get tired). väsynyt is a past participle form that literally means 'has gotten tired', which is how Finnish typically expresses the adjective 'tired'.