Euronews Economics 2d ago Original

Saudi Aramco voitot nousivat 25 prosenttia.

Saudi Aramco's profits rose by 25 percent.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Iranin sota vaikuttaa öljyn hintaan.

The war in Iran affects the price of oil.
2.

Öljyä ei voi viedä Hormuzinsalmen kautta.

Oil cannot be transported via the Strait of Hormuz.
3.

Aramco käyttää nyt Itä-Länsi-putkea.

Aramco now uses the East-West Pipeline.
4.

Putki toimii täydellä teholla.

The pipeline operates at full capacity.
5.

Öljyn hinnat ovat nousseet.

Oil prices have risen.
6.

Sota aiheuttaa ongelmia öljyn toimituksessa.

The war causes problems in oil delivery.
7.

Aramco vie öljyä muualle maailmaan.

Aramco transports oil elsewhere in the world.
8.

Voitot ovat suuremmat kuin viime vuonna.

Profits are higher than last year.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
nousta nousivat	to rise rose	verb, past tense (plural)
vaikuttaa vaikuttaa	to affect affects	verb, present tense (3rd person singular)
öljy öljyn	oil of oil / oil's	noun, genitive case
hinta hintaan	price to the price	noun, illative case
viedä viedä	to transport	verb, infinitive
toimia toimii	to operate operates	verb, present tense (3rd person singular)

0. Saudi Aramcon voitot nousivat 25 prosenttia.

This sentence uses the past tense of the verb 'nousta' (to rise), which is 'nousivat' (rose). In Finnish, past tense verbs often end in '-i' for plural subjects. Here, 'voitot' (profits) is plural, so the verb must agree. To form the past tense, learners can add '-i' to the verb stem (e.g., 'nousta' → 'nousi-'). This structure is common for describing completed actions in the past.

1. Iranin sota vaikuttaa öljyn hintaan.

The sentence uses the illative case ('hintaan') to indicate direction or effect. The illative case is often used with verbs like 'vaikuttaa' (to affect) to show what is being influenced. The ending '-an' is added to the noun stem (e.g., 'hinta' → 'hintaan'). Learners can use this structure to describe how one thing affects another, e.g., 'Sää vaikuttaa mielialaan' (The weather affects mood).

3. Aramco käyttää nyt Itä-Länsi-putkea.

This sentence uses the partitive case ('putkea') after the verb 'käyttää' (to use). The partitive case is used to indicate an incomplete or ongoing action. The ending '-a' is added to the noun stem (e.g., 'putki' → 'putkea'). Learners can use this structure with verbs like 'syödä' (to eat) or 'juoda' (to drink), e.g., 'Hän syö kalaa' (He is eating fish).