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IEA varoittaa öljyvarastojen vähenevän nopeasti.

IEA warns oil stocks are depleting quickly.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Iranin sota nostaa öljyn hintaa.

The war in Iran is raising oil prices.
2.

Israel hyökkää Libanoniin.

Israel is attacking Lebanon.
3.

Kahdeksan ihmistä kuoli Libanonissa.

Eight people died in Lebanon.
4.

Kaksi lasta oli hyökkäyksessä mukana.

Two children were involved in the attack.
5.

Iran teloittaa vakoojan.

Iran is executing a spy.
6.

Iranin ulkoministeri matkustaa Intiaan.

Iran’s foreign minister is traveling to India.
7.

BRICS-maat tapaavat Intiassa.

BRICS countries are meeting in India.
8.

Öljyvarastot ovat vähissä.

Oil reserves are running low.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
varoittaa varoittaa	to warn warns	present tense, 3rd person singular
vähentyä vähenevän	to decrease are depleting	present active participle (genitive case)
hyökätä hyökkää	to attack is attacking	present tense, 3rd person singular
kuolla kuoli	to die died	past tense, 3rd person singular
teloittaa teloittaa	to execute is executing	present tense, 3rd person singular
matkustaa matkustaa	to travel is traveling	present tense, 3rd person singular

0. IEA varoittaa öljyvarastojen vähenevän nopeasti.

This sentence uses the present tense (varoittaa) to describe a current action. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, 'varoittaa' is the 3rd person singular form. This structure is common for reporting news or general truths. Learners can use this pattern to describe ongoing actions, e.g., 'Hän puhuu' (He/she speaks).

3. Kahdeksan ihmistä kuoli Libanonissa.

This sentence uses the past tense (kuoli) to describe a completed action. The past tense in Finnish is formed by adding the past tense marker '-i-' to the verb stem. Here, 'kuoli' is the 3rd person singular past tense form of 'kuolla.' This structure is used for actions that happened in the past. Learners can practice this by forming simple past sentences, e.g., 'Hän söi' (He/she ate).

6. Iranin ulkoministeri matkustaa Intiaan.

This sentence uses the inessive case (Intiaan) to indicate direction or destination. The inessive case is formed by adding '-an/-än' to the noun stem. Here, 'Intiaan' means 'to India.' This case is commonly used with verbs of motion like 'matkustaa' (to travel). Learners can use this pattern to describe travel destinations, e.g., 'Hän menee kauppaan' (He/she goes to the store).