Kaksi brittiä pelastettiin laivasta.
Two Britons were rescued from a ship.
Simple Finnish
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He ovat sairaalassa nyt.
They are in a hospital now.
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Toinen on 69-vuotias mies.
One is a 69-year-old man.
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Hän on Johannesburgissa Etelä-Afrikassa.
He is in Johannesburg, South Africa.
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Toinen on 56-vuotias opas Martin Anstee.
The other is a 56-year-old guide, Martin Anstee.
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Hän on sairaalassa Alankomaissa.
He is in a hospital in the Netherlands.
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Heillä oli hantavirus.
They had hantavirus.
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He voivat nyt paremmin.
They are better now.
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Lääkärit kertovat, että heidän vointinsa on hyvä.
Doctors say that their condition is good.
Key Words
| Word | English |
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pelastaa
pelastettiin
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to rescue
were rescued
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sairaala
sairaalassa
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hospital
in a hospital
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sairastaa
sairastivat
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to be sick (with a specific illness)
had (an illness)
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vointi
vointinsa
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condition (health)
their condition
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kertoa
kertovat
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to tell/say
say
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parempi
paremmin
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better
better (adverb)
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0. Kaksi brittiä pelastettiin laivasta.
This sentence uses the passive past tense ('pelastettiin'). In Finnish, the passive is often used to describe actions without specifying who performed them, similar to English 'was/were + past participle.' Here, it emphasizes the rescue action rather than the rescuers. To form the passive past, take the stem of the verb (e.g., 'pelasta-') and add '-ttiin' (for type I verbs). For example: 'syödä' → 'syötiin' (was eaten).
1. He ovat sairaalassa nyt.
The inessive case ('-ssa/-ssä') is used here to indicate location inside something, like 'in a hospital.' The inessive case is formed by adding '-ssa' to words ending in a vowel (e.g., 'sairaala' → 'sairaalassa') or '-ssä' to words ending in a consonant (e.g., 'kaupunki' → 'kaupungissa'). This case is essential for describing where something is happening, e.g., 'Hän on koulussa' (He is at school).
6. Heillä oli hantavirus.
The adessive case ('-lla/-llä') with the verb 'olla' is used to express possession or having something, similar to English 'to have.' Here, 'heillä' means 'they have' (lit. 'on them'). For example: 'Minulla on kirja' (I have a book). The adessive case is formed by adding '-lla' to words ending in a vowel (e.g., 'auto' → 'autolla') or '-llä' to words ending in a consonant (e.g., 'avain' → 'avaimella').
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