Breakdown of Ammattiliitto ehdottaa, että palkankorotus olisi kymmenen prosenttia.
olla
to be
kymmenen
ten
että
that (conjunction)
ehdottaa
to suggest
prosentti
percent
ammattiliitto
the trade union
palkankorotus
the pay raise
Questions & Answers about Ammattiliitto ehdottaa, että palkankorotus olisi kymmenen prosenttia.
Why do we use the conditional verb olisi instead of the present tense on here?
Because of the verb ehdottaa (proposes). In Finnish, verbs expressing a proposal, demand, or wish govern the conditional mood in the following että clause. It shows the pay raise is a desired outcome, not an established fact. This is the Finnish equivalent of the English subjunctive ('proposes that the raise be...').
Why is prosenttia in the partitive case instead of the nominative prosentti?
Why does the compound word palkankorotus use the genitive form for its first half?
The word breaks down into palkan (genitive of palkka, salary/pay) and korotus (increase). The genitive is used because it specifies what is being increased: literally 'an increase of the salary'.
The word for trade union, ammattiliitto, does not use the genitive for its first half. Why is it different from palkankorotus?
Ammattiliitto is formed from the nominative ammatti (profession) and liitto (union). In Finnish, established classifications or types of things often just stick two nominative nouns together, whereas a specific relationship (like the raise of the pay) usually requires the genitive.
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