Breakdown of Tehdas, josta he puhuvat, ei irtisanone työntekijöitä neuvotteluissa.
he
they
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
puhua
to speak
tehdas
factory
joka
who / which (relative pronoun)
työntekijä
the employee
neuvottelu
the negotiation
irtisanoa
to lay off
Questions & Answers about Tehdas, josta he puhuvat, ei irtisanone työntekijöitä neuvotteluissa.
How is the negative potential mood formed in ei irtisanone?
It uses the negative verb ei (matching the third-person singular subject tehdas) and the potential connegative form irtisanone. For verb type 1 verbs like irtisanoa, you find this form by taking the strong stem irtisano- and adding the potential marker -ne. Because it is negative, there is no personal ending attached to the main verb.
Why is the object työntekijöitä in the partitive plural?
The main clause is negative (ei irtisanone). In Finnish, negative sentences strictly require their object to be in the partitive case. Here it is plural to mean 'employees' in general.
Why does the relative clause use the elative form josta?
The relative pronoun joka refers back to the word tehdas (factory). The verb puhua (to speak) requires the elative case (-sta or -stä) when expressing what you are talking about. Therefore, joka becomes josta.
What is the literal meaning behind the verb irtisanoa?
It is a compound of irti (loose, detached) and sanoa (to say). Literally meaning 'to say loose', it is the standard Finnish verb for terminating a contract, firing, or laying someone off.
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