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Kolme ihmistä kuoli hantavirukseen laivalla.

Three people died of hantavirus on the ship.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Laiva on nyt satamassa.

The ship is now in port.
2.

Matkustajat palaavat koteihinsa eri maihin.

Passengers are returning home to different countries.
3.

Sairastuneet ovat eri sairaaloissa.

The sick are in different hospitals.
4.

WHO vahvisti kaksi kuolemaa viruksesta.

WHO confirmed two deaths from the virus.
5.

Kolmas kuolema johtuu todennäköisesti hantaviruksesta.

The third death is likely caused by hantavirus.
6.

Matkustajia on 147 laivalla.

There are 147 passengers on the ship.
7.

Seitsemällä matkustajalla on hantavirus.

Seven passengers have hantavirus.
8.

Kaksi sairastuneista on oireeton.

Two of the sick are asymptomatic.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
kuolla kuoli	to die died	past tense (3rd person singular)
sairastua sairastuneet	to get sick the sick (people)	past participle (plural nominative)
olla on	to be is/are	present tense (3rd person singular/plural)
matkustaja matkustajilla	passenger passengers (with)	plural adessive case
sairaala sairaaloissa	hospital in hospitals	plural inessive case
todennäköinen todennäköisesti	likely/probable likely/probably	adverb

0. Kolme ihmistä kuoli hantavirukseen laivalla.

The sentence uses the illative case ('hantavirukseen') to indicate the cause of death. In Finnish, the illative case (ending in '-seen' or '-Vn') is used to express 'into' or 'to' something, but it can also indicate the cause or reason for an action. Here, it shows what the people died *of*. To use this structure, add the illative ending to the noun and place it after the verb. For example: 'Hän sairastui flunssaan' (He got sick with the flu).

1. Laiva on nyt satamassa.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('satamassa') to indicate location. The inessive case (ending in '-ssa' or '-ssä') answers the question 'where?' and is used for static locations. Here, it tells us where the ship is. To use this structure, add the inessive ending to the noun. For example: 'Hän on koulussa' (He is at school). This is a fundamental structure for describing where things or people are.

6. Matkustajia on 147 laivalla.

The sentence uses the adessive case ('laivalla') to indicate location on or at something. The adessive case (ending in '-lla' or '-llä') is used for surfaces or general areas where something is happening. Here, it tells us where the passengers are. To use this structure, add the adessive ending to the noun. For example: 'Kissa on pöydällä' (The cat is on the table). This is a common way to describe where people or objects are located.