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Kiinaan iski kovat myrskyt ja 15 ihmistä kuoli.

Severe storms hit China and 15 people died.

Finnish · A2 level

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1.

Myrskyissä loukkaantui satoja ihmisiä ja kymmeniätuhansia joutui pakenemaan kodeistaan.

Hundreds of people were injured in the storms and tens of thousands had to flee their homes.
2.

Xi Jinping vaati kaikkia pelastamaan myrskyn uhreja.

Xi Jinping demanded everyone rescue the storm victims.
3.

Hubein maakunnassa myrsky tappoi ainakin 11 ihmistä ja loukkaannutti 331.

In Hubei province, the storm killed at least 11 people and injured 331.
4.

Siellä oli kovia ukkosmyrskyjä ja voimakkaita tuulia.

There were severe thunderstorms and strong winds there.
5.

Maanantaina myrskyt aiheuttivat myös tornadoja muualla Kiinassa.

On Monday, storms also caused tornadoes elsewhere in China.
6.

Maavyöry hautasi 16 ihmistä Länsi-Kiinassa.

A landslide buried 16 people in western China.
7.

Pelastustyöt jatkuvat ja uhreja etsitään edelleen.

Rescue efforts continue and victims are still being searched for.
8.

Kiina pyysi apua muilta mailta myrskyjen vuoksi.

China asked for help from other countries because of the storms.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
iskeä iski	to hit/strike hit (past tense)	Imperfect (past tense, 3rd person singular)
paeta pakenemaan	to flee to flee (illative of the 3rd infinitive)	3rd infinitive illative (expressing necessity or purpose)
loukkaantua loukkaantui	to get injured was injured (past tense)	Imperfect (past tense, 3rd person singular)
pelastaa pelastamaan	to rescue to rescue (illative of the 3rd infinitive)	3rd infinitive illative (expressing necessity or purpose)
haudata hautasi	to bury buried (past tense)	Imperfect (past tense, 3rd person singular)
jatkua jatkuvat	to continue continue (plural present tense)	Present tense, plural

1. Myrskyissä loukkaantui satoja ihmisiä ja kymmeniätuhansia joutui pakenemaan kodeistaan.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('-ssä') to indicate 'in the storms.' The inessive case is commonly used to describe where an action takes place. For example, 'koulussa' (at school) or 'talossa' (in the house). Learners can practice this by describing where events or actions occur, e.g., 'Hän asuu kaupungissa' (He/She lives in the city).

2. Xi Jinping vaati kaikkia pelastamaan myrskyn uhreja.

The sentence uses the 3rd infinitive illative ('-maan') to express what someone is demanding or requiring. This form is often used after verbs like 'vaatia' (to demand) or 'pyytää' (to ask). For example, 'Hän pyysi minua auttamaan' (He asked me to help). Learners can use this structure to express requests or demands.

7. Pelastustyöt jatkuvat ja uhreja etsitään edelleen.

This sentence uses the passive voice ('etsitään') to describe an ongoing action without specifying who is performing it. The passive is common in news reporting and formal contexts. For example, 'Rakennusta korjataan' (The building is being repaired). Learners can use the passive to describe general actions or processes.