Euronews Economics 4d ago Original

EU:n maatalousviljelijät protestoivat kovasti.

EU farmers are protesting loudly.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

EU:n budjetti on suuri maatalousviljelijöille.

The EU budget is large for farmers.
2.

Ukraina haluaa liittyä EU:hun.

Ukraine wants to join the EU.
3.

Ukrainassa on suuri maatalousalue.

Ukraine has a large agricultural area.
4.

Maatilalliset ovat vihaisia kalliista lannoitteista.

Farmers are angry about expensive fertilizers.
5.

EU:lla on vaikea auttaa kaikkia.

The EU finds it difficult to help everyone.
6.

Suomi tarvitsee enemmän turvallisuutta.

Finland needs more security.
7.

Maatilalliset suojelevat luontoa.

Farmers protect nature.
8.

Nuoret eivät halua tulla maatalousviljelijöiksi.

Young people don’t want to become farmers.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
protestoida protestoivat	to protest are protesting	3rd person plural present tense
liittyä liittyä	to join	infinitive (with illative case: EU:hun)
maatalousviljelijä maatalousviljelijät / maatalousviljelijöiksi	farmer farmers / as farmers	nominative plural / translative plural
haluta haluaa / eivät halua	to want wants / don’t want	3rd person singular present / negative 3rd person plural present
olla on / ei ole	to be is / is not	3rd person singular present / negative 3rd person singular present
auttaa auttaa	to help	infinitive (with partitive case: kaikkia)

0. EU:n maatalousviljelijät protestoivat kovasti.

This sentence uses the **3rd person plural present tense** of the verb (e.g., 'protestoivat'). In Finnish, verbs conjugate based on the subject’s person and number. Here, 'maatalousviljelijät' (farmers) is plural, so the verb ends in '-vat/-vät'. To use this structure, take the verb stem (e.g., 'protestoi-') and add the correct ending for the subject (e.g., '-vat' for plural). This is a basic but essential pattern for describing actions in the present tense.

2. Ukraina haluaa liittyä EU:hun.

This sentence introduces the **illative case** ('-hun'), which is used to indicate movement into something (e.g., joining the EU). The illative case is formed by adding '-hun', '-seen', or '-Vn' (where V = vowel) to the word stem. Here, 'EU' becomes 'EU:hun' to show direction ('into the EU'). This case is common with verbs like 'liittyä' (to join) or 'mennä' (to go). Learners can practice this by pairing illative case nouns with verbs of movement or joining.

8. Nuoret eivät halua tulla maatalousviljelijöiksi.

This sentence uses the **translative case** ('-iksi') to show a change of state or role (e.g., becoming farmers). The translative case is formed by adding '-ksi' to the word stem, with vowel harmony adjustments (e.g., '-iksi' for front vowels). Here, 'maatalousviljelijä' becomes 'maatalousviljelijöiksi' to indicate the desired role. This case is often used with verbs like 'tulla' (to become) or 'muuttaa' (to change). Learners can practice this by describing transformations (e.g., 'hänestä tuli opettaja' = 'he became a teacher').