Breakdown of En halua tulla sivuutetuksi, vaan oikeudenmukaisesti kohdelluksi.
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
haluta
to want
tulla
to become
vaan
but rather (after a negative)
sivuuttaa
to ignore
oikeudenmukaisesti
fairly
kohdella
to treat
Questions & Answers about En halua tulla sivuutetuksi, vaan oikeudenmukaisesti kohdelluksi.
Why do we use tulla + translative here instead of just a regular passive like En halua, että minut sivuutetaan?
Using tulla with a passive past participle in the translative case (-ksi) specifically emphasizes the personal experience of the subject. While a standard passive clause like että minut sivuutetaan is perfectly correct, this tulla construction translates much more neatly to the English "to be [verbed]" and focuses heavily on what happens to "me" rather than just the action itself.
I know the passive past participles for these verbs are sivuutettu and kohdeltu. Why do they change to sivuutetuksi and kohdelluksi?
This is due to consonant gradation! Adding the translative ending -ksi closes the syllable right before it (e.g., -tuk-si, -luk-si). A closed syllable forces the preceding consonants into their weak grade. For sivuutettu, the tt weakens to a single t (sivuutetuksi). For kohdeltu, the lt combination weakens to ll (kohdelluksi).
Why is vaan used here instead of mutta for the word "but"?
Vaan ("but rather") is specifically used after a negative statement when you are presenting a direct, contrasting alternative. Since the sentence starts with the negative En halua (I do not want) and immediately offers the exact opposite alternative to being ignored, vaan is required.
How does the word oikeudenmukaisesti break down?
It is the adverb form (-sti) of the adjective oikeudenmukainen (fair, just). That adjective is built from oikeuden (the genitive of oikeus, meaning justice or a right) + the suffix -mukainen (conforming to). So, it literally translates to "in a way that conforms to justice."
Does the second part of the sentence also rely on the verb tulla?
Yes. The full underlying thought is vaan [haluan tulla] oikeudenmukaisesti kohdelluksi. Just like in English ("I don't want to be ignored, but [to be] treated fairly"), Finnish drops the repeated verbs to make the sentence sound much more natural.
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