Word
Tieto vuoti kirjeenvaihtajan kautta.
Meaning
The information leaked via the correspondent.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Tieto vuoti kirjeenvaihtajan kautta.
tieto
information, knowledge
vuotaa
to leak
kirjeenvaihtaja
correspondent
kautta
via
Questions & Answers about Tieto vuoti kirjeenvaihtajan kautta.
Why do we use kautta here instead of just putting the noun in the ablative case (like kirjeenvaihtajalta)?
The postposition kautta specifically means "via", "through", or "by means of". If you used the ablative kirjeenvaihtajalta, it would mean the information leaked from the correspondent directly. Using kautta implies they were the medium or indirect channel the information passed through.
Does kautta always require the genitive case, as seen with kirjeenvaihtajan?
Yes, as a postposition, kautta almost always requires the word before it to be in the genitive case. You will see this pattern constantly, such as in internetin kautta (via the internet) or ystävän kautta (through a friend).
How is the long word kirjeenvaihtaja constructed?
It is a compound word made of kirjeen (the genitive of kirje, meaning letter) and vaihtaja (exchanger, derived from the verb vaihtaa). Literally, it means a "letter exchanger", which is the standard Finnish word for a news or media correspondent.
Can the verb vuotaa (to leak) be used for abstract things like information, just like in English?