Breakdown of Lentoa ei olisi keskeytetty, jos happi ei olisi loppunut.
olla
to be
ei
no / not (negative verb)
loppua
to end
jos
if
lento
flight
keskeyttää
to abort
happi
oxygen
Questions & Answers about Lentoa ei olisi keskeytetty, jos happi ei olisi loppunut.
How is the conditional perfect passive negative formed in the phrase ei olisi keskeytetty?
It consists of three parts: the negative word ei, the conditional auxiliary verb olisi (would be), and the passive past participle keskeytetty (aborted). Together they mean would not have been aborted.
Why is lentoa in the partitive case instead of the nominative?
Lentoa is the object of the passive verb. In Finnish, objects in negative sentences must always take the partitive case, so lento (flight) becomes lentoa because of the negative word ei.
Why does the first clause use keskeytetty while the second uses loppunut?
The first part is in the passive voice because the sentence does not state who aborted the flight, so it uses the passive participle keskeytetty. The second part is active because happi (oxygen) is the subject that did the action of running out, so it takes the active participle loppunut.
What is the base verb for keskeytetty?
It comes from the verb keskeyttää, meaning to interrupt, pause, or abort. The passive past participle is formed by dropping the infinitive ending and adding -tty.
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