Breakdown of Me edellytämme, että uusi työehtosopimus takaisi meille turvallisuuden.
me
we
uusi
new
että
that (conjunction)
turvallisuus
the safety
edellyttää
to require
työehtosopimus
the collective agreement
taata
to guarantee
Questions & Answers about Me edellytämme, että uusi työehtosopimus takaisi meille turvallisuuden.
Why is takaisi in the conditional mood here rather than the present tense?
The main verb edellyttää (to require or demand) expresses a strong wish or condition. In Finnish, when a verb of demanding, proposing, or suggesting is followed by an että clause, the verb in that subordinate clause takes the conditional mood (here, takaisi). This is similar to the formal English subjunctive, where we say We require that it guarantee rather than guarantees.
The verb for guarantee is taata, so where does the k come from in takaisi?
The verb taata is a verb type 4 that undergoes reverse consonant gradation. The dictionary form has the weak grade without a k, but the conjugated stem takes the strong grade takaa-. Adding the conditional marker -isi- drops the final vowel, resulting in takaisi.
How does the long compound word työehtosopimus break down?
It is built from three individual words: työ (work), ehto (condition), and sopimus (agreement). Put together, it means a collective labor agreement, which is an extremely common term in Finnish working life.
Why does turvallisuuden use the total object case instead of the partitive?
Using the total object turvallisuuden means the agreement should guarantee complete and definite safety. If the sentence used the partitive turvallisuutta, it would sound more vague or open-ended, as if they were just asking for some unquantified level of safety.
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