Jos automaatti on rikki, menen pankkiin nostamaan käteistä.

If the machine is broken, I go to the bank to withdraw cash.

Breakdown of Jos automaatti on rikki, menen pankkiin nostamaan käteistä.

• minä: I
• olla: to be
• mennä: to go
• jos: if

Questions & Answers about Jos automaatti on rikki, menen pankkiin nostamaan käteistä.

Why is there a comma after rikki?

Because Finnish normally separates an initial subordinate clause from the main clause with a comma. Here Jos automaatti on rikki is the conditional subordinate clause, and menen pankkiin... is the main clause.

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What does jos do grammatically, and does it always mean if?

Jos introduces a condition clause (like English if). It usually means if, but depending on context it can also resemble whether (e.g. En tiedä, jos hän tulee in some colloquial varieties), though in standard Finnish that whether meaning is more often expressed with tuleeko / tuleekö-type structures.

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Why is it automaatti and not something explicitly like ATM?

In Finnish, automaatti can mean an ATM in context, especially when talking about withdrawing cash. More explicit options include pankkiautomaatti (bank/ATM machine) or OTTO-automaatti (a common ATM brand/network in Finland).

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How does on rikki work? Why not a single word meaning broken?

Finnish commonly expresses be broken as olla rikki (to be in a broken state).