Questions & Answers about Sain johdonkin irrotettua.
Why is the verb irrottaa (to detach) in the form irrotettua here?
This is the resultative achievement structure from this lesson! When you achieve a result after some effort (like getting a task done), you use saada plus the object plus the passive past participle in the partitive case. Here, the passive participle irrotettu (detached) gets the partitive ending to become irrotettua.
What case is johdon in, and why?
Johdon is the accusative (genitive shape) form of johto (wire or cord). Even though the sentence uses the special saada structure, standard object rules apply. Since you managed to detach the entire wire, it is a total object and takes the -n ending.
How does the suffix -kin (too or also) attach to the object here?
Enclitic particles like -kin always attach to the very end of the word, strictly after any case endings. So the word is built as johto (root) plus -n (total object marker) plus -kin (also), resulting in johdonkin.
I thought johto meant management or leadership. Why is it translated as wire?
The word johto comes from the verb johtaa (to lead or to conduct). It can mean management (leading people) but also a wire, cord, or cable (conducting electricity or signals). In the context of detaching or unplugging something, the physical meaning of a wire makes perfect sense.