Breakdown of Velvoite on kohtuullinen, kunhan saamme yksinoikeuden.
olla
to be
saada
to get
kohtuullinen
reasonable
kunhan
provided that
yksinoikeus
the exclusive right
velvoite
the obligation
Questions & Answers about Velvoite on kohtuullinen, kunhan saamme yksinoikeuden.
What exactly does kunhan add to this sentence compared to just using jos?
While jos simply means "if," kunhan translates to "provided that" or "as long as." It emphasizes that getting the exclusive right is a strict minimum requirement or condition for the obligation to be considered reasonable.
We are talking about a future deal. Why is the verb saamme in the present tense?
Finnish lacks a dedicated future tense. In conditional clauses introduced by conjunctions like kunhan, jos, or kun, you simply use the present tense to express a future condition.
Where does the noun velvoite (obligation) come from?
It is derived from the verb velvoittaa (to oblige or mandate), which itself connects to the root word velka (debt). The -e ending is a common way to form a noun from a verb in Finnish, similar to how osoite (address) comes from osoittaa (to point or direct).
Why does the object yksinoikeuden end in -n rather than being in the partitive case?
The verb saada (to get) typically takes a total object when you receive a complete, countable, or specific thing. Because we are getting the entire exclusive right as a single conceptual entity, it takes the genitive-accusative -n ending rather than the partitive.
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