Breakdown of Hän ei kärsi sulkukammosta, saati sitten korkeanpaikankammosta.
hän
he / she
ei
no / not (negative verb)
kärsiä
to suffer
saati sitten
let alone
Questions & Answers about Hän ei kärsi sulkukammosta, saati sitten korkeanpaikankammosta.
Why is korkeanpaikankammosta in the elative case (-sta) after saati sitten?
The phrase saati sitten (let alone) does not govern a case itself. Instead, it simply mirrors the case required by the main verb in the first part of the sentence. Because kärsiä (to suffer) requires the elative case, both sulkukammosta and korkeanpaikankammosta must be in the elative.
How is the word sulkukammo built?
It is a compound word made from sulku (closure, lock, or barrier) and kammo (phobia, deep fear). Together they form the Finnish word for claustrophobia.
What is the literal translation of the compound word korkeanpaikankammo?
It translates literally as 'fear of a high place'. It is formed by chaining together korkean (high, in the genitive case), paikan (place, in the genitive case), and kammo (fear or phobia).
Could I use puhumattakaan instead of saati sitten in this sentence?
Yes, you could say puhumattakaan korkeanpaikankammosta (not to mention fear of heights). Both expressions are commonly used in negative sentences to introduce an even less likely scenario, and both rely on the main verb to dictate the case of the noun that follows.