tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269693591087704863.post8029143866499639825..comments2024-03-10T17:03:29.923+02:00Comments on Random Finnish Lesson : How to use the Finnish conjunction 'että'Random Finnish Lesson / Hanna Männikkölahtihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17290613323919293053noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269693591087704863.post-64516140707130972942019-09-01T11:20:16.615+03:002019-09-01T11:20:16.615+03:00Kiitos again 💙Kiitos again 💙Arihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12656669543602788112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269693591087704863.post-80030339710618780012019-05-18T19:36:26.742+03:002019-05-18T19:36:26.742+03:00Hei! Kiitoksia blogistasi!
Sanoisitko, kumpi muodo...Hei! Kiitoksia blogistasi!<br />Sanoisitko, kumpi muodoista on sopivampi "virallisiin teksteihin" (esim.sairauskertomukseen): "jollet", "ettet" vai "jos et", "että et"? Kiitos!Mikhailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10610151375426614882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269693591087704863.post-68046519729638685692018-10-09T14:28:23.099+03:002018-10-09T14:28:23.099+03:00Anteeksi, että en ole vastannut aikaisemmin! Sorry...Anteeksi, että en ole vastannut aikaisemmin! Sorry that I haven't anwsered earlier. You are correct: että and jotta can both mean "in order to", but että also means "that". http://www.kielitohtori.fi/suomen-kielenhuollon-kysymys/mik%C3%A4-ett%C3%A4-ja-jotta-sanojen-merkityksellinen-ero Random Finnish Lesson / Hanna Männikkölahtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290613323919293053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269693591087704863.post-28694505378658655482017-08-10T18:31:18.497+03:002017-08-10T18:31:18.497+03:00Or to take a wiktionary example – "Pidä känny...Or to take a wiktionary example – "Pidä kännykkä päällä, jotta kuulet kun soitan." Could you also say here "Pidä kännykkä päällä, että kuulet kun soitan."?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269693591087704863.post-67063825559198268182017-08-10T18:18:55.646+03:002017-08-10T18:18:55.646+03:00First anonymous poster here – yes this is exactly ...First anonymous poster here – yes this is exactly the kind of usage of että that I'm curious and somewhat confused about. Sentences using että that I would translate as "in order that" or "so that" in English. In anonymous2's example, couldn't one also say "... jotta tekin saatte tavata Aleksein"? (... so that you can get to meet Aleksei too) Or perhaps I've also misunderstood how 'jotta' is used)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269693591087704863.post-88670488952352972382017-08-09T17:51:03.227+03:002017-08-09T17:51:03.227+03:00Hi Hanna,
I think Anonymous was refering to this ...Hi Hanna,<br /><br />I think Anonymous was refering to this kind of sentence:<br />"Olemme suunnitelleet, että tulemme käymään siellä pääsiäisenä, että tekin saatte tavata Aleksein."<br />in which the second "että" could be translated as "in order for you to meet Aleksei, too", even if a more natural translation could be "for you to meet Aleksei, too".<br /><br />In any case, "että" seems to be used for purpose sometimes. I have little to no exposition to puhekieli, so I have always thought that it was used only in some dialects, but I certainly was wrong since I found this sentence here : https://www11.edu.fi/ymmarra/index.php?moduli=tekstit&teksti=8<br /><br />I hope you can tell us more about this!<br /><br />Thanks for your great blog and for your help.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269693591087704863.post-40497467231313394382017-08-03T21:09:11.566+03:002017-08-03T21:09:11.566+03:00Can you give me an example of that? I think that &...Can you give me an example of that? I think that 'jotta' is a bit different from 'että'. Random Finnish Lesson / Hanna Männikkölahtihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17290613323919293053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-269693591087704863.post-18124321613427860562017-08-03T16:53:51.786+03:002017-08-03T16:53:51.786+03:00What about 'että' as a conjunction meaning...What about 'että' as a conjunction meaning "in order to" (purpose clause)? As a synonym for 'jotta'. It seems quite common.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com