Word
Hän ansaitsee hyvän palkan.
Meaning
She earns a good salary.
Part of speech
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Questions & Answers about Hän ansaitsee hyvän palkan.
What does hän mean? Is it he or she?
Hän can mean either he or she. Finnish does not normally mark gender in third-person singular pronouns, so the same word is used for both.
So:
- Hän ansaitsee hyvän palkan = He earns a good salary / She earns a good salary
If you need plural they, the word is he.
Why is the verb ansaitsee and not ansaita?
Ansaita is the dictionary form, meaning to earn.
In the sentence, the verb is conjugated for third person singular because the subject is hän:
- minä ansaitsen = I earn
- sinä ansaitset = you earn
- hän ansaitsee = he/she earns
So ansaitsee simply means earns.
Why is it hyvän palkan instead of hyvä palkka?