Breakdown of Ne valittaa tästä julkaisusta.
tämä
this
ne
they / those (non-human) / they (of people)
valittaa
to complain
julkaisu
post
Questions & Answers about Ne valittaa tästä julkaisusta.
Why are "this" and "post" in the elative case (tästä julkaisusta)?
The verb valittaa (to complain) requires the thing you are complaining about to be in the elative case (ending in -sta or -stä). Verbs of communication, thinking, and feeling often work like this in Finnish, translating the English word "about" into an elative ending.
Why does the sentence use "ne" instead of "he" for "they"?
In standard written Finnish, he is used for people and ne is used for things. However, in spoken and casual Finnish, ne is almost always used to mean "they" for people as well.
Why is the verb "valittaa" in the singular form if "they" is plural?
This goes hand-in-hand with the spoken Finnish use of ne. When you use ne to say "they", the verb takes the third-person singular form (valittaa) instead of the formal plural form (valittavat).
I thought "julkaisu" meant "publication". How does it mean "post" here?
You are right that julkaisu comes from the verb julkaista (to publish) and traditionally means "publication". In modern Finnish, however, it has become the standard word for a social media "post", since you are technically "publishing" something online.