Breakdown of Lentoemäntä varmistaa turvavyön, ennen kuin lento lähtee.
lähteä
to leave
lento
flight
lentoemäntä
flight attendant
turvavyö
seatbelt
Questions & Answers about Lentoemäntä varmistaa turvavyön, ennen kuin lento lähtee.
Why is there a comma before ennen kuin?
In Finnish, subordinate clauses must be separated from the main clause by a comma. Since ennen kuin (before) starts a subordinate clause, you always place a comma right before ennen. This differs from English, which usually does not use a comma before the word before.
Why are there two words, ennen and kuin, to just say before?
Literally, ennen kuin translates to earlier than. Ennen means before or earlier, and kuin means than or as. When linking a main clause to a subordinate clause that has its own verb (like lähtee), you must use the full two-word phrase ennen kuin.
Why is the seatbelt turvavyön (with an -n ending) instead of the partitive turvavyötä?
The verb varmistaa (to ensure or confirm) takes a total object here because the action is completed. The flight attendant checks the entire seatbelt to a finished result, so it takes the genitive-accusative -n ending instead of the partitive.
What words make up the compound word lentoemäntä?
It is made of lento (flight) and emäntä (hostess or mistress). If the flight attendant is male, the word stuertti is typically used instead.