The Guardian World 1d ago Original

Dutertea kannattava Ronald dela Rosa piiloutui senaattiin.

Duterte supporter Ronald dela Rosa hid in the senate.

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1.

Häntä yritettiin pidättämään, koska ICC haluaa hänet kuultavakseen.

They tried to arrest him because the ICC wants to question him.
2.

Senaatti tarjosi hänelle suojaa yöksi.

The senate offered him protection for the night.
3.

Kamerat kuvasivat, kun hän juoksi senaatin käytävillä.

Cameras filmed him running in the senate hallways.
4.

Hän kompastui portaissa paetessaan viranomaisia.

He tripped on the stairs while fleeing officials.
5.

Dela Rosa sanoi, että häntä yritetään viedä Haagiin.

Dela Rosa said they are trying to take him to The Hague.
6.

Hän pyysi kansalta tukea Facebook-livessä.

He asked the public for support on a Facebook live.
7.

Duterte oli aiemmin maan presidentti.

Duterte was the former president of the country.
8.

ICC haluaa kuulustella Dela Rosaa.

The ICC wants to question Dela Rosa.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
piiloutua piiloutui	to hide hid	verb, 3rd person singular past tense (imperfect)
pidättää pidättämään	to arrest to arrest (illative of the 3rd infinitive)	verb, 3rd infinitive illative
senaatti senaattiin	senate to the senate	noun, illative case singular
juosta juoksi	to run ran	verb, 3rd person singular past tense (imperfect)
paeta paetessaan	to flee while fleeing	verb, 2nd infinitive inessive (temporal)
kuulustella kuultavakseen	to question/interrogate to question him (for their purposes)	verb, 3rd infinitive instructive + possessive suffix

0. Dutertea kannattava Ronald dela Rosa piiloutui senaattiin.

The sentence uses the partitive case ('Dutertea') to describe an incomplete or ongoing relationship. Here, 'Dutertea kannattava' means 'supporting Duterte' and modifies 'Ronald dela Rosa.' The partitive case is often used with nouns that are objects of verbs expressing emotions, opinions, or relationships. For example, 'Pidän sinusta' (I like you) uses the partitive case for the object of affection.

1. Häntä yritettiin pidättämään, koska ICC haluaa hänet kuultavakseen.

This sentence features the 3rd infinitive illative form ('pidättämään'), which is used to express purpose or intention. It translates to 'to arrest' in this context. The illative case is often used after verbs like 'yrittää' (to try) to indicate what action is being attempted. For example, 'Hän yrittää oppimaan suomea' (He is trying to learn Finnish).

4. Hän kompastui portaissa paetessaan viranomaisia.

The sentence uses the 2nd infinitive inessive form ('paetessaan'), which describes an action happening simultaneously with the main verb. Here, it means 'while fleeing.' This structure is useful for describing two actions occurring at the same time. For example, 'Hän lauloi itkiessään' (She sang while crying).