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Yhdysvallat lähettää lentokoneen hantaviruksen vuoksi.

The United States is sending a plane because of the hantavirus.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Laiva lähtee Kanariansaarille sunnuntaina.

The ship is leaving for the Canary Islands on Sunday.
2.

Laivalla on 17 amerikkalaista matkustajaa.

There are 17 American passengers on the ship.
3.

Laivalla ei ole enää oireita.

There are no symptoms on the ship anymore.
4.

WHO sanoo riskin olevan pieni.

WHO says the risk is small.
5.

Kolme matkustajaa on kuollut hantavirukseen.

Three passengers have died of hantavirus.
6.

Laiva ei saa mennä maihin Espanjassa.

The ship is not allowed to dock in Spain.
7.

Potilaat testataan sairaalassa.

Patients are tested in the hospital.
8.

Viranomaiset seuraavat tilannetta.

Authorities are monitoring the situation.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
lähettää lähettää	to send is sending	present tense, 3rd person singular
matkustaja matkustajaa	passenger passengers (partitive)	partitive singular
laiva laivalla	ship on the ship	adessive case (location)
kuolla kuollut	to die have died	past participle
sanoa sanoo	to say says	present tense, 3rd person singular
seurata seuraavat	to monitor/follow are monitoring	present tense, 3rd person plural

1. Laiva lähtee Kanariansaarille sunnuntaina.

This sentence uses the verb 'lähteä' (to leave) in the present tense, which is common for scheduled future events. The '-lle' ending on 'Kanariansaaret' (Canary Islands) is the allative case, indicating movement toward a place. Learners can use this pattern for talking about travel plans: [Subject] + lähtee + [destination in allative] + [time].

2. Laivalla on 17 amerikkalaista matkustajaa.

The adessive case ('-lla') is used here to indicate location on or at something, like 'laivalla' (on the ship). The verb 'olla' (to be) is in the present tense, and the number + noun phrase ('17 amerikkalaista matkustajaa') follows the partitive case. This structure is useful for describing what exists in a location: [Location in adessive] + on + [quantity + noun in partitive].

4. WHO sanoo riskin olevan pieni.

This sentence introduces a simple reporting structure with the verb 'sanoa' (to say). The construction 'sanoo [noun] olevan [adjective]' means 'says that [noun] is [adjective].' The infinitive form 'olevan' (being) is used after the noun 'riskin' (risk, genitive case). Learners can use this pattern to report statements: [Subject] + sanoo + [noun in genitive] + olevan + [adjective].