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Lamine Yamal heilutti Palestiinan lippua.

Lamine Yamal waved the Palestinian flag.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

FC Barcelona voitti La Ligan mestaruuden.

FC Barcelona won the La Liga championship.
2.

Voittoa juhlittiin kaduilla toukokuussa.

The victory was celebrated on the streets in May.
3.

Yamal on Barcelonan tähti.

Yamal is Barcelona’s star.
4.

Valmentaja ei pitänyt lipusta.

The coach did not like the flag.
5.

Yamal on tarpeeksi vanha päättämään itse.

Yamal is old enough to decide for himself.
6.

Video näyttää tapahtuman.

A video shows the event.
7.

Kaduilla oli paljon kansaa.

There were many people on the streets.
8.

Lippu on vihreä ja musta.

The flag is green and black.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
heiluttaa heilutti	to wave waved	past tense (imperfect)
voittaa voitti	to win won	past tense (imperfect)
lippu lippua	flag the flag (partitive)	partitive singular
katu kaduilla	street on the streets	plural adessive case
päättää päättämään	to decide to decide (for oneself)	illative of the third infinitive
juhlia juhlittiin	to celebrate was celebrated	passive past tense

0. Lamine Yamal heilutti Palestiinan lippua.

This sentence uses the past tense (imperfect) form of the verb 'heiluttaa' (to wave), which is 'heilutti.' In Finnish, the past tense is often used to describe completed actions in the past. To form the past tense, you typically add '-i' to the verb stem. For example, 'puhua' (to speak) becomes 'puhui' (spoke). This structure is essential for talking about past events.

2. Voittoa juhlittiin kaduilla toukokuussa.

This sentence uses the passive past tense, which is common in Finnish to describe actions without specifying who performed them. The verb 'juhlia' (to celebrate) becomes 'juhlittiin' in the passive past tense. This form is useful when the focus is on the action itself rather than the doer. For example, 'Syödään!' means 'Let’s eat!' (literally: 'It is eaten').

7. Kaduilla oli paljon kansaa.

This sentence uses the adessive case ('kaduilla') to indicate location, meaning 'on the streets.' The adessive case is formed by adding '-lla/-llä' to the noun stem. It is used to describe where something is happening. For example, 'pöydällä' means 'on the table.' This case is essential for describing locations in Finnish.