Se tunne katoaa, kun juon teetä.

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Breakdown of Se tunne katoaa, kun juon teetä.

• juoda: to drink
• kun: when
• tee: the tea

Questions & Answers about Se tunne katoaa, kun juon teetä.

Why is teetä in the partitive case?

In Finnish, when you talk about consuming an unmarked quantity of something—especially food or drink—the direct object takes the partitive case. Tee is the basic (nominative) form “tea,” but since you’re drinking an unspecified amount, it becomes teetä (partitive of tee).

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What does kun mean here, and how is it different from jos?

Kun in this sentence means “when” in a temporal, habitual sense: “whenever I drink tea.”

• Kun = “when” (time)
• Jos = “if” (condition)
  If you said Jos juon teetä, it would read “If I drink tea…,” implying a hypothetical situation rather than a recurring or definite one.

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Why is there a comma before kun?

In Finnish, subordinate clauses (like the one introduced by kun) are separated from the main clause by a comma. It doesn’t change meaning if you flip the clauses—you still use a comma: Kun juon teetä, se tunne katoaa.

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How is the verb juon formed from juoda?

Juoda is a Type I verb (ending in ­–da/­–dä). To form the present tense 1st person singular:

1. Remove –da → juo-
2. Add the personal ending –n → juon (“I drink”)

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