Breakdown of Hän kai jatkaa työtä.
hän
he / she
työ
work
jatkaa
to continue (something)
kai
I suppose, presumably
Questions & Answers about Hän kai jatkaa työtä.
The translation says "I suppose," but I don't see a verb for "suppose." How does kai work here?
Kai is a handy little word (a particle) that translates to "probably," "I suppose," or "I guess." You don't conjugate it like a verb; you just drop it into the sentence to show you aren't 100% sure about what is happening.
Why is the word for work in the partitive case (työtä) instead of the basic form (työ)?
Is the word jatkaa here the infinitive or the conjugated "he/she" form?
It is the conjugated "he/she" form. For type 1 verbs, you normally double the final vowel for the "he/she" form. Since the stem here already ends in a double vowel, the infinitive (to continue) and the third-person singular (he/she continues) look exactly the same: jatkaa.
This lesson is about "vaikka" (even though). How could I add "vaikka" to expand this sentence?
You can use vaikka to introduce a surprising contrast. For example: Hän kai jatkaa työtä, vaikka on jo yö (I suppose he continues the work, even though it is already night). The word vaikka acts as a bridge between the main action and the contrasting background.
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