Breakdown of Esimiehen on käsiteltävä sairausloma viipymättä.
olla
to be
esimies
supervisor
käsitellä
to process
viipymättä
without delay
sairausloma
the sick leave
Questions & Answers about Esimiehen on käsiteltävä sairausloma viipymättä.
Why is esimies in the genitive case (esimiehen) in this sentence?
In Finnish obligation structures using on + passive present participle (like on käsiteltävä), the person who must do the action is the logical subject and must always be put in the genitive case.
How exactly is käsiteltävä formed from the dictionary verb käsitellä?
Käsitellä (to process or handle) is a type 3 verb. To form the passive present participle for this obligation structure, you take the passive stem (käsitell-), add the passive marker (-tä-), and finally the participle ending (-vä).
If sairausloma is the object being processed, why isn't it in the genitive-accusative form (sairausloman)?
This is a strict and very important rule for the on tehtävä obligation structure. When you use this specific grammar pattern, a total object loses its genitive ending and takes the basic nominative case instead.
What kind of word is viipymättä?
It is an adverb meaning "without delay", built from the verb viipyä (to linger or be delayed). The -mättä ending is the abessive form of the third infinitive, which translates to "without doing" the action.
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