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Telstra-vika pysäytti junat Victoriassa.

A Telstra fault stopped trains in Victoria.

Finnish · A2 level

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1.

Viestintäministeri Anika Wells sanoi, että operaattorit ovat epäluotettavin toimiala.

Communications Minister Anika Wells said operators are the least trusted industry.
2.

Hän kritisoi varjoministeriä triple zero -testauksesta.

She criticized the shadow minister for triple zero testing.
3.

Ministeri varoitti ihmisiä soittamasta triple zero -numeroon turhaan.

The minister warned people not to make unnecessary calls to triple zero.
4.

Telstra-verkon vika aiheutti junien pysähtymisen.

A fault in the Telstra network caused the trains to stop.
5.

V/Line-sivulla on pitkä lista peruutetuista junista.

The V/Line website lists many canceled trains.
6.

Radioverkon vika esti junia liikkumasta.

A radio network fault prevented trains from running.
7.

Matkustajia kehotetaan peruuttamaan matkansa, jos mahdollista.

Passengers are advised to cancel trips if possible.
8.

Vika korjattiin myöhemmin, ja junat alkoivat taas liikennöidä.

The fault was fixed later, and trains resumed service.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
pysäyttää pysäytti	to stop stopped	Past tense (imperfect), 3rd person singular
vika vika	fault/defect fault	Nominative singular
juna junat	train trains	Nominative plural
peruuttaa peruutettuja	to cancel canceled	Past passive participle, partitive plural
korjata korjattiin	to fix was fixed	Past passive, 3rd person singular
varoittaa varoitti	to warn warned	Past tense (imperfect), 3rd person singular

0. Telstra-vika pysäytti junat Victoriassa.

This sentence uses the past tense (imperfect) form of the verb 'pysäyttää' (to stop), which is 'pysäytti.' In Finnish, the past tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. The subject (Telstra-vika) is in the nominative case, and the object (junat) is in the nominative plural, which is typical for objects of transitive verbs in the past tense when the object is total (i.e., the action affects the whole object). Learners can practice this by forming simple past tense sentences with transitive verbs.

7. Matkustajia kehotetaan peruuttamaan matkansa, jos mahdollista.

This sentence features the passive present tense ('kehotetaan'), which is commonly used in Finnish to express general instructions or advice without specifying the agent. The verb 'peruuttaa' (to cancel) is used in the third infinitive (peruuttamaan) to indicate the action that is being advised. This structure is useful for giving polite instructions or suggestions. Learners can use this pattern to give advice, e.g., 'Oppilaita kehotetaan lukemaan läksyt' (Students are advised to read their homework).

8. Vika korjattiin myöhemmin, ja junat alkoivat taas liikennöidä.

Here, the past passive form 'korjattiin' (was fixed) is used to describe an action without focusing on who performed it. The verb 'alkaa' (to begin) is followed by the first infinitive 'liikennöidä' (to operate/run), which is a common way to express the start of an action. This structure is useful for describing processes or events. Learners can practice this by describing sequences of events, e.g., 'Ovi avattiin, ja ihmiset alkoivat mennä sisään' (The door was opened, and people began to go inside).