ettälauseita
Etelälauseita, written as ettälauseita in some spellings, refer to Finnish että-lauseet, which are subordinate clauses introduced by the conjunction että meaning “that.” They express the content of statements, thoughts, beliefs, perceptions, or other cognitive acts and function as parts of larger sentences, often as objects or complements.
In use, ettälauseita typically appear after verbs of thinking, saying, knowing, hoping, or noticing, such as
Punctuation generally places a comma before että in written Finnish: Minä ajattelin, että voit tulla mukaan.
Related forms include niin sanotut että-lauseet in indirect speech and content clauses introduced by other conjunctions