Ebola leviää Kongossa. WHO on huolestunut.
Ebola is spreading in Congo. WHO is worried.
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Tedros sanoo: 130 ihmistä on kuollut.
Tedros says: 130 people have died.
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500 ihmistä on sairastunut Ebolaan.
500 people have fallen ill with Ebola.
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Iturin maakunnassa 30 tapausta.
In Ituri region, there are 30 cases.
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Kampalassa on yksi tapaus ja yksi kuolema.
In Kampala, there is one case and one death.
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Yhdysvalloista sairastunut lähetettiin Saksaan.
A sick person from the US was sent to Germany.
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WHO pitää tapaamista Ebolasta.
WHO is holding a meeting about Ebola.
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Kansalaiset pelkäävät Ebola-epidemiaa.
Citizens fear the Ebola epidemic.
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Paniikki leviää Iturin maakunnassa.
Panic is spreading in Ituri region.
Key Words
| Word | English |
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levitä
leviää
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to spread
spreads/is spreading
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olla
on
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to be
is
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kuolla
kuollut
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to die
have died
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sairastua
sairastunut
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to fall ill
have fallen ill
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maakunta
maakunnassa
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region/province
in the region
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pelätä
pelkäävät
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to fear
fear
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0. Ebola leviää Kongossa.
The verb 'levitä' (to spread) is in the present tense, 3rd person singular form 'leviää'. In Finnish, the present tense can express both ongoing actions and general truths. Here, it describes an ongoing situation. To use this structure, take a verb in its basic form (e.g., 'levitä'), remove the '-a/-ä' ending, and add '-ää' for singular subjects (e.g., 'hän leviää').
1. 130 ihmistä on kuollut.
This sentence uses the perfect tense to describe an action that has happened in the past but is relevant now. The structure is 'olla' (to be) in the present tense ('on') + past participle ('kuollut'). The past participle is formed by adding '-ut/-yt' to the verb stem (e.g., 'kuolla' → 'kuollut'). This is a common way to talk about past events without specifying the exact time.
4. Kampalassa on yksi tapaus.
The inessive case ('-ssa/-ssä') is used here to indicate location inside a place. 'Kampala' becomes 'Kampalassa' (in Kampala). To form the inessive case, add '-ssa' to words ending in '-a/-ä' (e.g., 'maakunta' → 'maakunnassa') or '-ssä' to words ending in '-e, -i, -o, -u, -y' (e.g., 'Suomi' → 'Suomessa'). This case is essential for describing where something is happening.
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