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Poliisi sanoo, että rajavalvonta on ongelmallista.

The police say that border control is problematic.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Saksa on tehnyt rajavalvontaa lähes kaksi vuotta.

Germany has conducted border checks for almost two years.
2.

Poliisi Uli Grötsch pitää valvontaa huolestuttavana.

Police officer Uli Grötsch finds the controls worrying.
3.

Grötsch haluaa poliittista keskustelua valvonnan tarpeesta.

Grötsch wants political discussion about the need for controls.
4.

EU:n säännöt sallivat valvonnan vain poikkeustilanteissa.

EU rules allow checks only in exceptional situations.
5.

Rajavalvonta on rasittanut poliiseja paljon.

Border control has burdened the police a lot.
6.

Poliisit haluavat selvän suunnitelman valvonnan jatkosta.

The police want a clear plan for continuing the controls.
7.

Sisäministeri Dobrindt sanoo valvonnan olevan tehokasta.

Interior Minister Dobrindt says the controls are effective.
8.

Valvontaa jatketaan ainakin vielä vähän aikaa.

The controls will continue for at least a little while longer.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
sanoa sanoo	to say says	Present tense, 3rd person singular
valvonta rajavalvonta	control/surveillance border control	Noun, nominative singular (compound word)
tehdä tehnyt	to do/make has done	Past participle (perfect tense)
haluta haluavat	to want want (plural)	Present tense, 3rd person plural
jatkaa jatketaan	to continue is continued (passive)	Present passive
rasittaa rasittanut	to burden has burdened	Past participle (perfect tense)

0. Poliisi sanoo, että rajavalvonta on ongelmallista.

This sentence uses the conjunction 'että' (that) to introduce a subordinate clause. In Finnish, 'että' is commonly used to connect two ideas where one explains or describes the other. For example, 'Hän sanoo, että sää on kaunis' (He says that the weather is beautiful). This structure is essential for building more complex sentences at A1 level.

1. Saksa on tehnyt rajavalvontaa lähes kaksi vuotta.

This sentence uses the present perfect tense ('on tehnyt'), which is formed with the auxiliary verb 'olla' (to be) in the present tense and the past participle of the main verb. It describes an action that started in the past and continues to the present. For example, 'Olen asunut Suomessa kolme vuotta' (I have lived in Finland for three years). This tense is fundamental for talking about experiences and durations.

6. Poliisit haluavat selvän suunnitelman valvonnan jatkosta.

The sentence uses the genitive case ('valvonnan') to show possession or relation. Here, 'valvonnan jatko' means 'the continuation of the control.' The genitive case is often used to indicate that one noun belongs to or is connected with another. For example, 'talon ovi' (the door of the house). This is a key case for learners to master early.