Breakdown of Uusi säännös estää veronkiertoa.
uusi
new
estää
to prevent
säännös
the regulation (provision)
veronkierto
the tax evasion
Questions & Answers about Uusi säännös estää veronkiertoa.
Why is veronkiertoa in the partitive case here?
The verb estää (to prevent) usually takes a partitive object when the thing being prevented is an abstract concept or an ongoing activity. Because tax evasion is an uncountable, general activity rather than a specific completed object, the partitive veronkiertoa is required.
What is the difference between säännös and sääntö?
Both translate to rule or regulation, but they are used differently. Sääntö is a general rule, like the rules of a game or a grammar rule. Säännös is a formal, legal term for a regulation, provision, or statute found in official laws.
How is the compound word veronkierto built?
It is made of vero (tax) in the genitive case (veron) and kierto (circulation or evasion). The word kierto comes from the verb kiertää, which means to go around, circulate, or evade. So it literally translates as the evading of tax.
How would you rewrite this sentence to say 'The new regulation must prevent tax evasion' using the tulee construction from this lesson?
You would put the subject into the genitive case (uuden säännöksen), add tulee, and change the main verb to its basic infinitive form (estää). The sentence becomes: Uuden säännöksen tulee estää veronkiertoa.
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