Luotettava kollega auttaa, kun on ongelma.

to be

Breakdown of Luotettava kollega auttaa, kun on ongelma.

• kun: when
• auttaa: to help
• ongelma: the problem

Questions & Answers about Luotettava kollega auttaa, kun on ongelma.

What does each word in Luotettava kollega auttaa, kun on ongelma do?

A simple breakdown is:

• luotettava = reliable / trustworthy
• kollega = colleague
• auttaa = helps
• kun = when
• on = is
• ongelma = problem

A very literal word-for-word version is:

• Reliable colleague helps, when is problem.

Natural English is:

• A reliable colleague helps when there is a problem.

Why is there no word for a or the?

Finnish has no articles, so there is no separate word for a/an/the.

So luotettava kollega can mean:

• a reliable colleague
• the reliable colleague
• sometimes a general idea like reliable colleagues

The exact meaning comes from context. In this sentence, English usually uses a reliable colleague or a generic a reliable colleague helps.

Why are luotettava and kollega both in this basic form?