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Turkkia kritisoidaan kovasti Naton kokouksessa Turkissa.

Turkey is strongly criticized at NATO's meeting in Turkey.

Finnish · A2 level

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1.

Kokous järjestetään Turkissa tiistaina ja keskiviikkona.

The meeting is held in Turkey on Tuesday and Wednesday.
2.

Kokouksessa päätetään Ukrainan avusta ja turvallisuudesta.

Decisions on aid to Ukraine and security are made at the meeting.
3.

Turkki pidätti monta ihmistä ennen kokousta.

Turkey arrested many people before the meeting.
4.

Ihmiset eivät saaneet järjestää mielenosoituksia.

People were not allowed to organize protests.
5.

Turkki sai paljon kritiikkiä hallituksensa vastustajien kohtelusta.

Turkey received a lot of criticism for its treatment of government opponents.
6.

Kokouksessa tehdään tärkeitä turvallisuuspoliittisia päätöksiä.

Important security policy decisions are made at the meeting.
7.

Ukraina saa Naton kokouksessa lisää rahaa ja apua.

Ukraine will receive more money and help at the NATO meeting.
8.

Turkissa tehtiin monta pidätystä ennen kokousta.

Many arrests were made in Turkey before the meeting.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
kritisoida kritisoidaan	to criticize is criticized	Passive present tense (3rd person singular)
järjestää järjestetään	to organize/hold is held	Passive present tense (3rd person singular)
päätös päätöksiä	decision decisions	Partitive plural
pidättää pidätti	to arrest arrested	Past tense (3rd person singular)
saada sai	to receive/get received	Past tense (3rd person singular)
apu avusta	help/aid aid (partitive)	Partitive singular

0. Turkkia kritisoidaan kovasti Naton kokouksessa Turkissa.

This sentence uses the passive voice ('kritisoidaan'), which is common in Finnish when the focus is on the action rather than the doer. The passive is formed by adding '-an/-än' or '-taan/-tään' to the verb stem. Here, it emphasizes the criticism rather than who is criticizing. Learners can use this structure to describe general actions or situations where the subject is unknown or unimportant, e.g., 'Täällä puhutaan suomea' (Finnish is spoken here).

2. Kokouksessa päätetään Ukrainan avusta ja turvallisuudesta.

The partitive case ('avusta', 'turvallisuudesta') is used here to indicate that the aid and security are not complete or fully defined. The partitive is often used after verbs that imply an incomplete action or when referring to abstract concepts. For example, 'Puhun suomea' (I speak Finnish) uses the partitive because the action is ongoing. Learners should use the partitive when talking about quantities, abstract ideas, or actions that are not yet finished.

6. Kokouksessa tehdään tärkeitä turvallisuuspoliittisia päätöksiä.

The passive construction ('tehdään') is combined with the partitive plural ('päätöksiä') to describe general actions or decisions. The partitive plural is used here because the decisions are not specified or limited in number. This structure is very common in Finnish to describe ongoing or habitual actions. For example, 'Ostetaan omenoita' (Apples are bought) implies a general or repeated action. Learners can use this pattern to talk about general activities or processes.