Breakdown of Reititin on todella vanha, joten yhteys pätkii usein.
olla
to be
vanha
old
usein
often
yhteys
connection
todella
really (very, intensifier)
joten
so, therefore
pätkiä
to cut out / to lag
reititin
router
Questions & Answers about Reititin on todella vanha, joten yhteys pätkii usein.
Why is there a comma before joten, and can I leave it out like we sometimes do in English?
In Finnish, you must always put a comma before joten when it connects two independent clauses (full sentences that have their own subject and verb). While English sometimes drops the comma before the word so, Finnish grammar strictly requires it here to separate the cause from the consequence.
Could I use siksi instead of joten to say so or therefore here?
Joten is a conjunction that joins two clauses into one sentence, exactly like the English word so. Siksi is an adverb meaning therefore or for that reason, and it usually starts a brand new sentence. If you wanted to use siksi, you would normally split this into two sentences: Reititin on todella vanha. Siksi yhteys pätkii usein.
How is the word reititin (router) formed?
It is built from the noun reitti (route). By adding the suffix -in, Finnish creates a word for a device or tool that performs an action. So a reititin is literally a device that routes. Notice that the double tt in reitti weakens to a single t due to consonant gradation when the suffix is added.
The word pätkii is translated as lags. What does this verb actually mean?
The verb pätkiä originally means to chop or cut something into pieces (it comes from the noun pätkä, meaning a stub or a short piece). In modern Finnish, it is the most common, everyday way to describe an internet connection, video, or phone call that keeps cutting out, stuttering, or lagging.
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