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Brasilia aloittaa Kawahiva-alueen merkitsemisen.

Brazil begins marking the Kawahiva territory.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Kawahivat ovat vaarassa metsästäjien vuoksi.

The Kawahiva are in danger because of hunters.
2.

Alue on 410 000 hehtaarin kokoinen.

The area is 410,000 hectares in size.
3.

Kawahivat elävät Amazonin sademetsässä.

The Kawahiva live in the Amazon rainforest.
4.

Brasilian hallitus suojelee aluetta nyt.

The Brazilian government now protects the area.
5.

Metsästäjät uhkaavat Kawahivoja.

Hunters threaten the Kawahiva.
6.

Kawahivat eivät halua tavata muita ihmisiä.

The Kawahiva do not want to meet other people.
7.

Alue sijaitsee Mato Grosson ja Amazonasin osavaltioissa.

The area is located in the states of Mato Grosso and Amazonas.
8.

Funai vahvisti alueen merkitsemisen viime viikolla.

Funai confirmed the marking of the area last week.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
aloittaa aloittaa	to begin begins	verb, present tense, 3rd person singular
suojella suojelee	to protect protects	verb, present tense, 3rd person singular
alue alueen	area/territory of the area	noun, genitive case
metsästäjä metsästäjien	hunter because of hunters	noun, genitive plural (with vuoksi)
uhata uhkaavat	to threaten threaten	verb, present tense, 3rd person plural
sijaita sijaitsee	to be located is located	verb, present tense, 3rd person singular

0. Brasilia aloittaa Kawahiva-alueen merkitsemisen.

This sentence uses the present tense (aloittaa) to describe an ongoing action. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, the 3rd person singular ending (-a) is used because 'Brasilia' is a singular subject. This structure is common for stating facts or current events, e.g., 'Hän syö' (He/She eats).

1. Kawahivat ovat vaarassa metsästäjien vuoksi.

The phrase 'metsästäjien vuoksi' demonstrates the use of the genitive case (metsästäjien) with the postposition 'vuoksi' (because of). In Finnish, postpositions often require the preceding noun to be in the genitive case. This structure is used to express cause or reason, e.g., 'sairauden vuoksi' (because of illness).

4. Brasilian hallitus suojelee aluetta nyt.

The word 'nyt' (now) is an adverb of time that can be placed flexibly in a sentence, often at the end or beginning. Here, it emphasizes the current action. Adverbs like 'nyt' are useful for clarifying when an action occurs, e.g., 'Hän tulee nyt' (He/She is coming now).