Breakdown of Hallitus muka peittelee sitä, että liskot hallitsevat maailmaa.
se
it / he / she (of a person) / that
että
that (conjunction)
maailma
world
hallita
to rule
Questions & Answers about Hallitus muka peittelee sitä, että liskot hallitsevat maailmaa.
How does the word muka affect the meaning of this sentence?
The particle muka casts strong doubt on the statement. It translates to "supposedly" or "allegedly" and shows that the speaker is reporting someone else's claim while making it clear they think it is untrue or ridiculous.
Why is the verb peittelee used instead of the more basic peittää?
The word peittelee comes from peitellä, which is a continuous or frequentative form of peittää (to cover). It implies that the cover-up is an ongoing, continuous effort rather than a single completed action.
Why do we need the word sitä right before the että clause?
The verb peitellä requires its object to be in the partitive case. Because an entire että (that) clause cannot take a case ending, Finnish uses the partitive pronoun sitä as a placeholder. It literally means the government is covering up "it," and the että clause explains what "it" is.
Why is maailmaa in the partitive case here?
The verb hallita (to rule or control) requires a partitive object. Ruling is treated as a continuous, ongoing state without a clear endpoint, so the world (maailma) takes the partitive ending -a.