Word
Putkimies ei saanut hanaa korjatuksi.
Meaning
The plumber did not get the faucet fixed.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Putkimies ei saanut hanaa korjatuksi.
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
saada
to get
korjata
to fix
putkimies
the plumber
Questions & Answers about Putkimies ei saanut hanaa korjatuksi.
What is the role of the -ksi ending on korjatuksi?
It is the translative case ending attached to the passive past participle korjattu (fixed). In this specific construction (saada + object + participle), the translative case expresses the end state of an action. The plumber was trying to get the faucet into a fixed state.
Why is the object hanaa in the partitive case?
Because the sentence is negative (ei saanut). In Finnish, the object of a negative sentence is always in the partitive case. If the sentence were positive, the total object would take the genitive-like accusative form: Putkimies sai hanan korjatuksi.
Does ei saanut mean the plumber wasn't allowed to fix the faucet?
No. While saada often means to have permission, when it is paired with an object and a translative participle like korjatuksi, it means to manage to get something done or achieve a result. To say he wasn't allowed, you would use the basic infinitive instead: Putkimies ei saanut korjata hanaa.
Could I just say Putkimies ei korjannut hanaa?
You could, but the meaning is slightly different. Ei korjannut simply means he didn't fix it (perhaps he didn't try, or just forgot). The construction ei saanut ... korjatuksi emphasizes the effort and achievement; he tried to fix it but failed to get the job done.