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Reunionin saarella on uusi lentoasema.

There is a new airport on Reunion Island.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Lentoasemalla on bioklimatinen terminaali.

The airport has a bioclimatic terminal.
2.

Terminaali on ensimmäinen trooppisella alueella.

The terminal is the first in a tropical area.
3.

Terminaalissa ei ole ilmastointia.

The terminal has no air conditioning.
4.

Terminaalissa on luonnollinen ilmanvaihto.

The terminal uses natural ventilation.
5.

Terminaali sijaitsee Reunionin saarella.

The terminal is located on Reunion Island.
6.

Terminaali on uusi rakennus.

The terminal is a new building.
7.

Terminaali on ekologinen.

The terminal is eco-friendly.
8.

Terminaali on tärkeä uutinen.

The terminal is important news.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
olla on	to be is	3rd person singular present tense
lentoasema lentoasemalla	airport at the airport	adessive case (location on a surface)
terminaali terminaali	terminal	nominative singular
trooppinen trooppisella	tropical in a tropical (area)	adessive singular (location)
ilmanvaihto ilmanvaihto	ventilation	nominative singular
sijaita sijaitsee	to be located is located	3rd person singular present tense

0. Reunionin saarella on uusi lentoasema.

This sentence uses the adessive case ('-lla/-llä') to indicate location. The adessive case is used to show that something is on or at a surface. Here, 'saarella' (on the island) shows where the airport is located. Learners can use this structure to describe where things are, e.g., 'Pöydällä on kirja' (There is a book on the table).

1. Lentoasemalla on bioklimatinen terminaali.

The sentence structure 'X:lla on Y' (There is Y at X) is a common way to describe what exists in a location. Here, 'Lentoasemalla' (at the airport) is in the adessive case, and 'on' (is) is the 3rd person singular form of 'olla' (to be). This pattern is useful for describing what can be found in a place, e.g., 'Kadulla on auto' (There is a car on the street).

3. Terminaalissa ei ole ilmastointia.

This sentence introduces the negative form of 'olla' (to be) using 'ei ole' (is not). The inessive case ('-ssa/-ssä') is used here to indicate inside a place ('terminaalissa' = inside the terminal). To form negatives, use 'ei' + the verb in its basic form (e.g., 'Minulla ei ole kynää' = I don’t have a pen).