Vanha putki vuotaa taas.

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Breakdown of Vanha putki vuotaa taas.

• vuotaa: to leak
• vanha putki: the old pipe

Questions & Answers about Vanha putki vuotaa taas.

Why is there no word for the or a in this sentence?

Finnish does not have articles, so there is no direct equivalent of English the or a/an.

That means vanha putki can mean things like:

• an old pipe
• the old pipe
• just old pipe

Which one is meant depends on the context, not on a separate article word.

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Why is it vanha putki and not putki vanha?

In Finnish, an adjective normally comes before the noun when it directly describes it.

So:

• vanha putki = old pipe

This is the normal attributive pattern: adjective + noun.

If you put the adjective separately after a verb, then it works differently:

• Putki on vanha. = The pipe is old.

So in your sentence, vanha is directly modifying putki, which is why it comes first.

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What form are vanha and putki in?