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EU kutsuu Talibanin edustajia keskustelemaan Afganistanin paluumuutosta.

EU invites Taliban representatives to discuss the return of Afghans.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

EU haluaa lähettää kotiin afganistanilaisia, jotka eivät voi jäädä.

EU wants to send Afghans home who cannot stay.
2.

Brysselissä pidetään tapaaminen toukokuussa 2026.

A meeting will be held in Brussels in May 2026.
3.

Taliban ei ole EU:n tunnustama hallitus.

Taliban is not recognized by the EU as a government.
4.

EU ei tunnusta Talibanin johtoa virallisesti.

EU does not officially recognize Taliban leadership.
5.

Kaksikymmentä EU-maata haluaa lähettää afganistanilaisia takaisin.

Twenty EU countries want to send Afghans back.
6.

Vain 2 prosenttia paluumääräyksistä toteutui vuonna 2024.

Only 2 percent of return orders were carried out in 2024.
7.

Monet karkotettavat ovat turvallisuusriski.

Many of those to be deported are security risks.
8.

EU haluaa keskustella turvallisuudesta ja laista.

EU wants to discuss security and law.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
kutsua kutsuu	to invite invites	Present tense, 3rd person singular
lähettää haluaa lähettää	to send wants to send	Infinitive verb with modal verb 'haluta'
tunnustaa ei tunnusta	to recognize does not recognize	Negative present tense, 3rd person singular
afganistanilainen afganistanilaisia	Afghan (person) Afghans	Partitive plural
turvallisuus turvallisuudesta	security about security	Elative case (singular)
karkottaa karkotettavat	to deport those to be deported	Passive participle, plural nominative

0. EU kutsuu Talibanin edustajia keskustelemaan Afganistanin paluumuutosta.

This sentence uses the present tense ('kutsuu') to describe a current action. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, 'kutsua' (to invite) becomes 'kutsuu' (invites) for the 3rd person singular. This structure is common for stating facts or ongoing actions. For example, 'Hän kutsuu ystäviä' (He/She invites friends).

1. EU haluaa lähettää kotiin afganistanilaisia, jotka eivät voi jäädä.

This sentence introduces the use of the infinitive verb ('lähettää') with a modal verb ('haluaa'). In Finnish, when you want to express 'want to do something,' you use the modal verb 'haluta' followed by the infinitive form of the main verb. For example, 'Hän haluaa syödä' (He/She wants to eat). This is a fundamental structure for expressing desires or intentions.

3. Taliban ei ole EU:n tunnustama hallitus.

This sentence uses the negative form of the verb 'olla' (to be) in the present tense ('ei ole'). In Finnish, negation is formed using 'ei' followed by the verb in its stem form. For example, 'Hän ei ole täällä' (He/She is not here). This structure is essential for negating statements and is one of the first grammar points learners encounter.