Saksassa monet leipomot menevät konkurssiin.
Many bakeries go bankrupt in Germany.
Simple Finnish
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Kaupat myyvät enemmän leipää kuin leipomot.
Shops sell more bread than bakeries.
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2.
Kuluttajat ostavat leipää marketista.
Consumers buy bread from the supermarket.
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3.
Leipomoyrittäjät joutuvat sulkemaan liikkeensä.
Bakery owners must close their shops.
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4.
Creditreform kertoo 63 leipomon konkurssista.
Creditreform reports 63 bakery bankruptcies.
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Konkurssit nousivat 40 prosenttia viime vuodesta.
Bankruptcies rose 40 percent from last year.
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6.
Bakeries make bread and sell it themselves.
Leipomot tekevät leipää ja myyvät sitä itse.
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7.
MyÜs suuret leipomoketjut kärsivät.
Big bakery chains suffer too.
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8.
Kulutustottumukset muuttuvat nopeasti.
Buying habits change fast.
Key Words
| Word | English |
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mennä
menevät
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to go
go (3rd person plural)
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konkurssi
konkurssiin
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bankruptcy
into bankruptcy
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myydä
myyvät
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to sell
sell (3rd person plural)
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leipä
leipää
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bread
bread (partitive)
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sulkea
sulkemaan
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to close
to close (infinitive III)
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muuttua
muuttuvat
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to change
change (3rd person plural)
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0. Saksassa monet leipomot menevät konkurssiin.
The sentence uses the illative case ('konkurssiin') to indicate direction or result. In Finnish, the illative case answers the question 'mihin?' (into what?). Here, it shows that bakeries are going *into* bankruptcy. To use this structure, think of verbs that describe movement or change, like 'mennä' (to go), and pair them with the illative case to show the result or direction of that action.
1. Kaupat myyvät enemmän leipää kuin leipomot.
This sentence uses the partitive case ('leipää') to indicate an unspecified or partial amount of bread. The partitive case answers the question 'mitä?' (what?) and is commonly used with verbs like 'myydä' (to sell) when referring to an uncountable or general quantity. Remember to use the partitive case when talking about things that are not whole or specific, such as 'leipää' (bread) or 'vettä' (water).
3. Leipomoyrittäjät joutuvat sulkemaan liikkeensä.
The verb 'joutua' (to have to, must) is followed by the third infinitive in the illative case ('sulkemaan'). This structure expresses necessity or obligation. For example, 'Minun täytyy mennä' (I must go) or 'Hän joutuu tekemään' (He has to do). Use this pattern when you want to describe something that someone is forced or required to do.
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