Breakdown of Lisensoin tekijänoikeuden, kunhan maksat.
maksaa
to pay
kunhan
provided that
tekijänoikeus
the copyright
lisensoida
to license
Questions & Answers about Lisensoin tekijänoikeuden, kunhan maksat.
How does kunhan differ from just using jos in this sentence?
While jos simply means 'if', kunhan translates to 'provided that' or 'as long as'. It emphasizes that the condition (paying) is an absolute prerequisite for the action (licensing) to take place. Grammatically, it is formed by attaching the clitic -han to the conjunction kun (when).
Why doesn't the Finnish sentence use a future tense verb for 'I will license'?
Finnish lacks a dedicated future tense, so the present tense verb lisensoin handles both 'I license' and 'I will license'. The conditional phrase kunhan maksat (provided that you pay) provides the context to show that this is a future promise.
Why is the object tekijänoikeuden in the genitive case ending in -n rather than the partitive?
Because licensing the copyright here is treated as a complete, definitive action resulting in a total object. If you were licensing it partially or if the action was an ongoing, incomplete process, you would use the partitive case.
What are the components of the compound word tekijänoikeuden?
It is made of tekijän (the genitive form of tekijä, meaning 'maker' or 'author') and oikeus (right). Together they form tekijänoikeus (copyright). To make it the total object of the sentence, the second part changes to its genitive/accusative stem oikeute- and takes the -n ending.
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