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WHO kertoo seitsemästä Andes-hantavirustapauksesta laivalla.

WHO reports seven Andes hantavirus cases on the ship.

Finnish · A2 level

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1.

Kaksi muuta tapausta on vielä epävarmoja.

Two other cases are still unclear.
2.

Espanja ilmoitti yhden uuden tapauksen illalla.

Spain reported one new case in the evening.
3.

Laiva evakuoitiin kokonaan maanantaina.

The ship was fully evacuated on Monday.
4.

Hondius-laiva on matkalla kohti Rotterdamin satamaa.

The Hondius ship is heading toward Rotterdam’s port.
5.

Matkustajat ovat nyt turvallisessa paikassa.

Passengers are now in a safe place.
6.

Terveydenhuolto seuraa tilannetta tarkasti.

Health authorities are monitoring the situation closely.
7.

Laivalla oli matkustajia eri maista.

The ship had passengers from different countries.
8.

WHO suosittelee varovaisuutta hantaviruksen vuoksi.

WHO recommends caution due to the hantavirus.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
kertoa kertoo	to report/tell reports	Present tense, 3rd person singular
tapaus tapausta	case cases (partitive plural)	Partitive case, plural
evakuoida evakuoitiin	to evacuate was evacuated	Passive past tense
seurata seuraa	to monitor/follow monitors	Present tense, 3rd person singular
laiva laivalla	ship on the ship	Adessive case (location)
matkustaja matkustajia	passenger passengers	Partitive case, plural

0. WHO kertoo seitsemästä Andes-hantavirustapauksesta laivalla.

The sentence uses the elative case ('-stä') in 'seitsemästä tapauksesta' to indicate 'about' or 'concerning' the cases. The elative case is often used after verbs like 'kertoa' (to tell/report) to specify the topic. For example, 'Hän kertoo matkasta' (He tells about the trip). Learners can practice this by pairing verbs of communication (e.g., 'puhua,' 'kirjoittaa') with the elative case.

3. Laiva evakuoitiin kokonaan maanantaina.

This sentence uses the passive past tense ('evakuoitiin') to describe an action without specifying the agent. The passive is common in news reporting and formal contexts. The structure is formed by adding '-tiin' to the verb stem (e.g., 'evakuoida' → 'evakuoitiin'). Learners can use this form to describe general actions, such as 'Ravintola suljettiin' (The restaurant was closed).

7. Laivalla oli matkustajia eri maista.

The adessive case ('-lla') in 'laivalla' indicates location ('on the ship'). This case is used for surfaces or general locations where something exists or happens. For example, 'Pöydällä on kirja' (There is a book on the table). Learners can practice this by describing where things are, such as 'Kadulla on auto' (There is a car on the street).