Breakdown of Valehteleepa eliitti miten tahansa, me paljastamme tämän korruption.
tämä
this
me
we
miten
how (in what way)
valehdella
to lie
tahansa
any / -ever
paljastaa
to reveal
korruptio
corruption
eliitti
elite
Questions & Answers about Valehteleepa eliitti miten tahansa, me paljastamme tämän korruption.
How exactly does the "However the elite lies" part translate into Finnish syntax here?
It uses the concessive conditional structure being taught: Verb + -pa/-pä + interrogative + tahansa. By adding the clitic -pa to the verb valehtelee and pairing it with miten tahansa (however / in any way), it creates the meaning "no matter how they lie" or "however they lie".
Why is the subject eliitti placed between valehteleepa and miten tahansa?
The clitic -pa/-pä forces the word it attaches to to the very front of the clause. Therefore, the verb valehteleepa must come first. The subject eliitti then follows naturally in the standard subject position, which separates the verb from the miten tahansa phrase.
Why is the object tämän korruption in the genitive-looking accusative case rather than the partitive?
The verb paljastaa (to reveal) takes a total object here because the action will be definitively completed. If it were in the partitive (tätä korruptiota), it would imply an ongoing, unfinished process.
The English translation says "we will reveal", but paljastamme is a present tense verb. How does this work?
Finnish doesn't have a dedicated future tense. Instead, future time is often shown by using the present tense verb combined with a total object. Because the object tämän korruption is in the accusative case, it clearly signals a completed action in the future.
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