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Argentiina voitti Egyptin 3-2 jalkapallossa.

Argentina won against Egypt 3-2 in football.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Peli oli vaikea. Argentiina hävisi ensimmäisen puoliajan 2-0.

The game was difficult. Argentina lost the first half 2-0.
2.

Argentiina teki kolme maalia lopussa ja voitti pelin.

Argentina scored three goals at the end and won the game.
3.

Nyt Argentiina pelaa Sveitsin kanssa.

Now Argentina plays against Switzerland.
4.

Sveitsi voitti Kolumbian rangaistuspotkuilla.

Switzerland won against Colombia with penalty shootout.
5.

Peli oli tiukka. Argentiina oli iloinen.

The game was tight. Argentina was happy.
6.

Argentiinalla on uusi vastustaja.

Argentina has a new opponent.
7.

Sveitsi voitti ottelun 1-0.

Switzerland won the match 1-0.
8.

Kisat jatkuvat välierissä.

The tournament continues in the semifinals.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
voittaa voitti	to win won	past tense (imperfect)
pelata pelaa	to play plays	present tense (3rd person singular)
maali maalia	goal goals (partitive plural)	partitive case (plural)
vastustaja vastustaja	opponent	nominative singular
ottelu ottelun	match the match (genitive)	genitive case
jatkua jatkuvat	to continue continue	present tense (3rd person plural)

0. Argentiina voitti Egyptin 3-2 jalkapallossa.

This sentence uses the genitive case for the object ('Egyptin'). In Finnish, when expressing a score or result, the losing team is often in the genitive case. For example, 'Suomi voitti Ruotsin' means 'Finland beat Sweden.' This structure is common in sports contexts. Learners can use this pattern to describe results in games or competitions.

3. Nyt Argentiina pelaa Sveitsin kanssa.

The postposition 'kanssa' (with) is used here with the genitive case ('Sveitsin'). In Finnish, 'kanssa' always requires the genitive case for the noun it follows. For example, 'Minä olen ystävän kanssa' means 'I am with a friend.' This is a useful structure for describing actions done together with someone or something.

4. Sveitsi voitti Kolumbian rangaistuspotkuilla.

The plural adessive case ('rangaistuspotkuilla') is used here to indicate the means by which an action is performed. The adessive case often translates to 'with' or 'by means of' in English. For example, 'Hän kirjoitti kynällä' means 'He wrote with a pen.' This structure helps describe how an action is carried out.