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Bengalin politiikassa uskonto on tärkeä.

Religion is important in Bengal politics.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Bangladeshissa Jamaat-e-Islami voitti vaaleissa.

In Bangladesh, Jamaat-e-Islami won in the elections.
2.

Intiassa BJP voitti lähes puolet paikoista.

In India, BJP won nearly half of the seats.
3.

Bengalin jako vuonna 1905 jakoi hinduja ja muslimeja.

The division of Bengal in 1905 split Hindus and Muslims.
4.

Britannian jako loi pitkäaikaisia jännitteitä.

The British division created long-term tensions.
5.

Bangladesh itsenäistyi Pakistanista vuonna 1971.

Bangladesh became independent from Pakistan in 1971.
6.

Bangladeshissa on nyt enemmän uskonnollista politiikkaa.

Bangladesh now has more religious politics.
7.

Intiassa BJP hallitsee monia osavaltioita.

In India, BJP governs many states.
8.

Politiikka jakaa ihmisiä uskonnon perusteella.

Politics divides people based on religion.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
voittaa voitti	to win won	past tense (imperfect)
jako jako	division	nominative singular
jakaa jakoi	to divide divided	past tense (imperfect)
itsenäistyä itsenäistyi	to become independent became independent	past tense (imperfect)
hallita hallitsee	to govern governs	present tense (3rd person singular)
uskonto uskonnollista	religion religious	partitive singular (adjective)

0. Bengalin politiikassa uskonto on tärkeä.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('-ssa/-ssä') to indicate 'in' a place or context. Here, 'Bengalin politiikassa' means 'in Bengal politics.' The inessive case is commonly used to describe locations or situations. For example, 'Helsingissä' means 'in Helsinki.' Learners can practice this by describing where something is happening, like 'koulussa' (in school).

5. Bangladesh itsenäistyi Pakistanista vuonna 1971.

This sentence uses the elative case ('-sta/-stä') to indicate 'from' a place or origin. Here, 'Pakistanista' means 'from Pakistan.' The elative case is used to describe movement away from something. For example, 'talosta' means 'from the house.' Learners can use this to talk about origins, like 'Suomesta' (from Finland).

7. Intiassa BJP hallitsee monia osavaltioita.

This sentence uses the partitive case ('-a/-ä, -ta/-tä') for plural objects. Here, 'monia osavaltioita' means 'many states.' The partitive case is used to indicate an unspecified quantity or when referring to part of a whole. For example, 'kaloja' means 'fish' (some fish). Learners can use this to describe quantities, like 'monta kirjaa' (many books).