Breakdown of Tiedämme sopimussakosta, joten kunnioitamme tekijänoikeutta.
tietää
to know
kunnioittaa
to respect
joten
so, therefore
tekijänoikeus
the copyright
sopimussakko
the contractual penalty
Questions & Answers about Tiedämme sopimussakosta, joten kunnioitamme tekijänoikeutta.
How could we express a similar idea using kunhan (provided that) instead of joten (so)?
Kunhan introduces a condition rather than a result. We would have to restructure the sentence into a conditional statement, such as: Vältämme sopimussakon, kunhan kunnioitamme tekijänoikeutta (We avoid the contractual penalty, provided that we respect the copyright).
Why is the word for contractual penalty in the elative case (sopimussakosta)?
When the verb tietää (to know) means to know about a noun, that noun takes the elative case (-sta or -stä). If you were stating a known fact as a full clause instead, you would use tietää että (to know that).
Why does kunnioittaa (to respect) take the partitive object tekijänoikeutta?
Verbs expressing emotions, attitudes, or continuous abstract actions usually require a partitive object. Because you are directing a continuous feeling of respect toward the copyright, kunnioittaa strictly governs the partitive case.
How is the compound word tekijänoikeus (copyright) constructed?
It is composed of tekijä (maker or author), the genitive suffix -n, and oikeus (right or justice). It literally translates to the author's right.
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