Breakdown of Pomo perui sanktion, sillä hän luki raportin.
hän
he / she
lukea
to read
pomo
boss
perua
to cancel
raportti
report (document, structured account)
sillä
for / because (coordinating)
sanktio
the sanction / the penalty
Questions & Answers about Pomo perui sanktion, sillä hän luki raportin.
If we wanted to make the second clause negative ('because he didn't read the report'), could we fuse sillä and the negative verb ei like we do with että and jos?
No. The fusions you are learning in this lesson (like ettei and ellei) only happen with specific subordinating conjunctions (että, jotta, jos). Sillä is a coordinating conjunction, so the negative verb must remain separate: sillä hän ei lukenut raporttia.
Why are both sanktion and raportin in the genitive-looking accusative case?
They are the total objects of their respective clauses. Because both perui (cancelled) and luki (read) describe affirmative, completed actions in this context, their objects take the -n ending to show that the action was carried out completely.
What is the difference between using sillä and koska in this sentence?
Both mean 'because', but koska is a subordinating conjunction, while sillä is a coordinating conjunction (similar to the slightly formal English 'for'). Sillä is generally used in written or slightly more formal Finnish, whereas koska is the default choice in everyday speech.
The verb perui comes from perua. Could we also use the verb peruuttaa (past tense: peruutti) here?
Yes, when it means 'to cancel', perua and peruuttaa are basically interchangeable, so pomo peruutti sanktion would be perfectly correct. Just keep in mind that only peruuttaa can be used to mean 'to reverse' or 'to back up' a vehicle.
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