Breakdown of Huolehdin siitä, että julkaisu on valmis.
olla
to be
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
valmis
ready
että
that (conjunction)
julkaisu
post
huolehtia
to see to, to look after
Questions & Answers about Huolehdin siitä, että julkaisu on valmis.
Why do we need the word siitä before the että clause?
The verb huolehtia (to see to / to take care of) requires its object to be in the elative case (-sta/-stä). Because you cannot attach a case ending to an entire että clause, Finnish uses the pronoun se in the elative case (siitä) as a bridge to connect the verb to the rest of the sentence.
I thought huolehtia meant to worry. How can I tell which meaning is used here?
Huolehtia can mean both to worry about and to take care of or see to. The context usually gives it away. If it is a task you are actively managing, like making sure a publication is ready, it means to see to. If it is about an uncontrollable situation, it usually means to worry. Both meanings require the elative case.
Why is there a comma before että?
In English, we often drop the word that or do not use a comma before it. In Finnish, you must always use a comma to separate the main clause (Huolehdin siitä) from a subordinate clause starting with että.
How is the word julkaisu (publication) formed?
It comes from the verb julkaista (to publish or release). Adding a noun-forming suffix to the verb stem turns it into a thing. It shares a root with other familiar words you have likely seen by now, such as julkinen (public).
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