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Microsoft irtisanoo 4800 työntekijää.

Microsoft is firing 4,800 employees.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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  1. 1.

    Xboxissa on paljon irtisanomisia.

    There are many layoffs at Xbox.

  2. 2.

    Irtisanomiset alkavat ensi vuonna.

    The layoffs will start next year.

  3. 3.

    Irtisanomiset vähentävät Xboxin kustannuksia.

    The layoffs will reduce Xbox's costs.

  4. 4.

    Xbox ei ole ollut menestyvä viime vuosina.

    Xbox has not been successful in recent years.

  5. 5.

    Xboxin johtaja sanoo, että liiketoiminta on sairas.

    Xbox's CEO says that the business is struggling.

  6. 6.

    Xbox nostaa pelikonsolien hintoja.

    Xbox is raising the prices of its game consoles.

  7. 7.

    Korotukset johtuvat kalliimmista komponenteista.

    The increases are due to more expensive components.

  8. 8.

    Hinnankorotukset seuraavat Sonya ja Nintendoa.

    The price increases follow those of Sony and Nintendo.

Key Words

Word English
irtisanoutua
irtisanomisia
to resign/to be laid off
layoffs
alkaa
alkavat
to begin
begin (3rd person plural)
vuosi
vuonna
year
in the year
johtaja
johtaja
leader/CEO
CEO
nostaa
nostaa
to raise
to raise (infinitive)
hinta
hinnankorotukset
price
price increases

0. Microsoft irtisanoo 4800 työntekijää.

This sentence uses the present tense (irtisanoutuu → irtisanoo) to describe an action happening now. The verb 'irtisanoutua' means 'to resign' or 'to be laid off,' but here it is used in the active form to mean 'to fire.' The object 'työntekijää' is in the partitive case, which is used here because the number 4800 makes the object quantitatively incomplete. Learners can use this structure to describe ongoing actions with numbers: 'Yritys irtisanoo X työntekijää.'

2. Irtisanomiset alkavat ensi vuonna.

The word 'vuonna' (in the year) is an example of the inessive case, which is used to indicate time when something happens. Here, 'ensi vuonna' (next year) is combined with the inessive case to form 'ensi vuonna.' This structure is common for expressing future events. Learners can use this pattern to talk about when something will happen: 'Kurssi alkaa ensi vuonna.'

6. Xbox nostaa pelikonsolien hintoja.

The verb 'nostaa' (to raise) is used here in the present tense (3rd person singular). The object 'hintoja' is in the partitive plural, which is typical when referring to an unspecified or general quantity. This structure is useful for describing actions affecting multiple items: 'Yritys nostaa tuotteiden hintoja.'

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