Breakdown of Vahinko on korvattava, mikäli olette liittäneet kaikki kuitit.
olla
to be
kuitti
receipt
kaikki
all, everything, everyone
vahinko
accident
mikäli
in the event that
korvattava
compensable
liittää
to attach
Questions & Answers about Vahinko on korvattava, mikäli olette liittäneet kaikki kuitit.
How does mikäli differ from jos in this sentence?
Both words mean "if", but mikäli is much more formal. It is typically used in legal documents, customer service policies, and official instructions—exactly like this sentence about compensating damage. You could grammatically swap it with jos, but mikäli gives it that strict "in the event that" tone.
Why does the sentence use on korvattava instead of a regular passive like korvataan?
The -ttava ending forms the passive present participle, which acts like an adjective here. The structure on korvattava carries a sense of obligation or suitability—it translates to "must be compensated" or "is compensable." Using korvataan would simply state "is compensated" or "will be compensated" as a general fact, whereas on korvattava sounds like stating a formal rule.
Since this is an official context, is olette liittäneet addressing a group or one person formally?
It could be either! The form olette liittäneet is the second-person plural perfect tense. Because of the formal vocabulary (mikäli, korvattava), it is very likely being used as the formal singular to address one customer respectfully (known as teitittely). However, grammatically, it looks exactly the same as addressing multiple people.
Why is the object kaikki kuitit in the nominative plural rather than the partitive plural (kaikkia kuitteja)?
The verb liittää (to attach) takes a total object here because the action is seen as complete and finished. When a total object is plural, it takes the nominative plural form. Furthermore, the word kaikki (all) inherently refers to a complete amount, which strongly triggers the total object rule rather than the partitive.
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