Breakdown of Sopimussakko on valtava, joten emme riko pykälää.
olla
to be
ei
no / not (en, et, ei, emme, ette, eivät)
rikkoa
to break
joten
so, therefore
valtava
huge
pykälä
the clause
sopimussakko
the contractual penalty
Questions & Answers about Sopimussakko on valtava, joten emme riko pykälää.
How could we rewrite this situation using the lesson's target word, kunhan?
You could frame it as a condition rather than a consequence: Kunhan emme riko pykälää, vältymme valtavalta sopimussakolta (As long as we don't break the clause, we will avoid a huge contractual penalty). In this sentence, joten (so) introduces a result, whereas kunhan introduces a requirement or condition.
Why is the object pykälää in the partitive case?
Because the verb is negative (emme riko). In Finnish, whenever the action of a transitive verb is negative (meaning the action does not happen), the object of that action must always take the partitive case.
Could we use siksi instead of joten to mean "so" or "therefore" here?
Not using this exact punctuation. Joten is a conjunction that links two clauses together in the same sentence. Siksi is an adverb, so it typically starts a brand new main clause: Sopimussakko on valtava. Siksi emme riko pykälää.
Why does the verb rikkoa (to break) drop a 'k' in emme riko?
This is due to consonant gradation. The infinitive rikkoa has the strong grade (kk). The negative present tense uses the weak stem (the same stem used for the first-person singular "I do"), which causes the double kk to weaken to a single k.
What are the root words that make up sopimussakko?
It is a compound of sopimus (contract or agreement) and sakko (fine or penalty). Together they refer to a contractual penalty or a fine for breach of contract.
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