En saanut edes vastausta.

In Finnish, negation is done with a special negative verb, not with a separate word like English not.

Here, en means I do not / I did not in the 1st person singular.

So:

• en = I do not / I did not
• et = you do not / did not
• ei = he/she/it does not / did not
• emme = we do not / did not
• ette = you plural do not / did not
• eivät = they do not / did not

In this sentence, en saanut means I did not get.

In Finnish, the negative past tense is formed differently from the positive past tense.

Compare:

• Sain vastauksen. = I got an answer.
• En saanut vastausta. = I didn't get an answer.

So in the negative past:

• you use the negative verb (en)
• and the main verb appears in a special form, often called the past participle or connegative form

With saada (to get / receive), that form is saanut.

So:

• sain = I got
• en saanut = I did not get

Finnish often leaves out subject pronouns when they are already clear from the verb.

Since en already tells you the subject is I, you do not need minä.

So both are possible:

• En saanut edes vastausta.
• Minä en saanut edes vastausta.

The version without minä sounds more natural in many everyday situations.

Edes means even, especially in negative sentences, where it often corresponds to English not even.

So:

• En saanut edes vastausta. = I didn't even get an answer / a reply.

It adds emphasis: not only did the speaker fail to get what they wanted, they did not get even something as basic as a reply.

In this sentence, edes comes before the word it emphasizes: vastausta.

• En saanut edes vastausta. = I didn't get even an answer.

If you move edes, the emphasis can shift slightly. For example:

• En edes saanut vastausta.

This still means roughly the same thing, but the focus is a little more on the whole event: I didn't even get a reply.

In many contexts, both are possible, but En saanut edes vastausta is a very natural way to emphasize answer/reply.

Because the noun is in the partitive case.

The basic dictionary form is:

• vastaus = answer, reply

But after a negative verb, the object is very often put in the partitive:

• En saanut vastausta. = I didn't get an answer.

So:

• vastaus = basic form
• vastausta = partitive singular

This is one of the most important Finnish patterns to learn:
negative sentences often take the object in the partitive.

In Finnish, the partitive object is commonly used in negative sentences because the action is presented as not completed / not realized.

Compare:

• Sain vastauksen. = I got the answer / an answer.
• En saanut vastausta. = I didn't get an answer.

In the positive sentence, the object can be seen as completed or obtained.
In the negative sentence, that result never happened, so Finnish usually uses the partitive.

This is a very common rule:

• Luin kirjan. = I read the book.
• En lukenut kirjaa. = I didn't read the book.

The noun vastaus belongs to a type where the partitive singular is formed with -ta / -tä added to a changed stem.

So:

• vastaus → vastausta

This is just the normal inflection pattern for this noun type.

A few similar examples:

• rakkaus → rakkautta
• ajatus → ajatusta

So you do not simply add -ta to the full nominative form mechanically; the stem used in inflection can differ from the dictionary form.

It can mean both, depending on context.

In this sentence, vastausta could be translated as:

• an answer
• a reply
• a response

If the context is about sending a message or email, English reply may sound especially natural.
If the context is about asking a question, answer may be the best choice.

Here, saada means to get, to receive, or to obtain.

So:

• sain = I got / received
• en saanut = I didn't get / receive

Be aware that saada can also mean to be allowed to in other contexts, for example:

• Saan mennä. = I may go / I am allowed to go.

But in En saanut edes vastausta, it clearly means get/receive.

Yes. That is a very good translation.

Depending on context, all of these can work:

• I didn't even get an answer.
• I didn't even get a reply.
• I didn't even get a response.

The Finnish sentence itself does not force just one of these English choices.

A natural positive version would be:

• Sain edes vastauksen. = I got at least an answer.
• Sain vastauksen. = I got an answer / the answer.

But notice something important:

• edes is most natural in negative contexts
• in positive contexts, Finnish often uses edes differently or prefers sentään or ainakin, depending on meaning

So if you want a straightforward opposite, the simplest version is:

• Sain vastauksen.

It is neutral, natural Finnish and works in both speech and writing.

It is not especially slangy, and it is not overly formal either.
You could easily say it in conversation, write it in a message, or use it in a complaint.

So it is a very useful everyday sentence pattern.