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Nauru äänestää uudesta nimestä.

Nauru votes on a new name.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Parlamentti haluaa nimetä maan Naoeroksi.

The parliament wants to name the country Naoero.
2.

Äänestys tarvitaan nimenmuutokseen.

A vote is needed for the name change.
3.

Presidentti Adeang ehdotti nimeä tammikuussa.

President Adeang proposed the name in January.
4.

Naurun kieli on naurun kieli, 'Dorerin Naoero'.

The Nauruan language is Nauruan, 'Dorerin Naoero'.
5.

Englanti on myös maan toinen kieli.

English is also the country's second language.
6.

Nimi Nauru tuli vieraista kielistä.

The name Nauru came from foreign languages.
7.

Nimi Naoero on alkuperäinen.

The name Naoero is the original one.
8.

Nimenmuutos kunnioittaa maan historiaa.

The name change honors the country's history.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
äänestää äänestää	to vote votes	verb, present tense, 3rd person singular
nimi nimen	name of the name (genitive)	noun, genitive case
haluta haluaa	to want wants	verb, present tense, 3rd person singular
kieli kieli	language language (nominative)	noun, nominative case
tulla tuli	to come came	verb, past tense, 3rd person singular
kunnioittaa kunnioittaa	to honor honors	verb, present tense, 3rd person singular

0. Nauru äänestää uudesta nimestä.

This sentence uses the present tense of the verb 'äänestää' (to vote) in the 3rd person singular form, which is 'äänestää'. Finnish verbs in the present tense often end in '-ä' or '-a' for the 3rd person singular. Here, it shows an ongoing or habitual action. Learners can use this form to describe general truths or current actions, e.g., 'Hän puhuu suomea' (He speaks Finnish).

1. Parlamentti haluaa nimetä maan Naoeroksi.

The verb 'haluta' (to want) is used here in the 3rd person singular form 'haluaa'. This sentence also introduces the translative case ('-ksi') in 'Naoeroksi', which indicates a change into something. The translative case is often used to show transformation or becoming, e.g., 'Hänestä tuli opettaja' (He became a teacher). Learners can practice this by describing changes, such as 'Hän haluaa tulla lääkäriksi' (He wants to become a doctor).

3. Presidentti Adeang ehdotti nimeä tammikuussa.

This sentence uses the past tense of the verb 'ehdottaa' (to suggest/propose), which is 'ehdotti'. Finnish past tense verbs often end in '-i' for the 3rd person singular. The inessive case ('-ssa') is used here with 'tammikuussa' (in January) to indicate a point in time. Learners can use the inessive case to describe when something happens, e.g., 'Hän herää aamulla' (He wakes up in the morning).