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Risteilyalus Hondius on evakuoitu.

The cruise ship Hondius has been evacuated.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Ranskalainen nainen sairastui hantavirukseen.

A French woman fell ill with hantavirus.
2.

Nainen on nyt kriittisessä tilassa.

The woman is now in critical condition.
3.

Nainen on kytketty keinotekoiseen keuhkoon.

The woman is connected to an artificial lung.
4.

Italia testaa kaksi uutta mahdollista tapausta.

Italy is testing two new possible cases.
5.

Iso-Britannia tuo kymmenen kansalaista kotiin.

Great Britain is bringing ten citizens home.
6.

He ovat olleet kontaktissa sairastuneiden kanssa.

They have been in contact with infected people.
7.

Risteilyalus on matkustanut Etelä-Atlantilla.

The cruise ship has traveled in the South Atlantic.
8.

Laiva pysähtyi eri paikoissa matkan aikana.

The ship stopped at different places during the journey.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
sairastua sairastui	to fall ill fell ill	verb, past tense (imperfect)
hantavirus hantavirukseen	hantavirus with hantavirus	noun, illative case (mihin? = into what?)
evakuoida evakuoitu	to evacuate has been evacuated	verb, passive past participle
matkustaa matkustanut	to travel has traveled	verb, past participle (perfect tense)
pysähtyä pysähtyi	to stop stopped	verb, past tense (imperfect)
kontakti kontaktissa	contact in contact	noun, inessive case (missä? = where/in what state?)

0. Risteilyalus Hondius on evakuoitu.

This sentence uses the passive past participle 'evakuoitu' (has been evacuated). In Finnish, passive forms are often used to describe actions without specifying who performed them. Here, it emphasizes the result (the ship is evacuated) rather than the agent. Learners can use this structure to describe completed actions in a general way, e.g., 'Ovi on avattu' (The door has been opened).

1. Ranskalainen nainen sairastui hantavirukseen.

The verb 'sairastui' (fell ill) is in the past tense (imperfect), which is used for completed actions in the past. The noun 'hantavirukseen' is in the illative case (ending -seen), which answers the question 'mihin?' (into what?). This case is used to indicate the target or cause of an action, e.g., 'Hän rakastui Suomeen' (He fell in love with Finland).

6. He ovat olleet kontaktissa sairastuneiden kanssa.

The phrase 'kontaktissa' (in contact) uses the inessive case (ending -ssa/-ssä), which answers the question 'missä?' (where/in what state?). This case is used to describe a state or location, e.g., 'Hän on töissä' (He is at work). The word 'sairastuneiden' (infected people) is in the genitive plural, showing possession or relation, e.g., 'lääkäreiden potilaat' (the doctors' patients).