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Maria Corina Machado haluaa palata Venezuelaan.

Maria Corina Machado wants to return to Venezuela.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Hän on Yhdysvalloissa nyt.

She is in the United States now.
2.

Machado syyttää hallitusta katastrofin estämisestä.

Machado accuses the government of preventing the disaster.
3.

Hallitus ei anna hänen lentää Venezuelaan.

The government does not let her fly to Venezuela.
4.

Machado yritti lentää Curacaolle veneellä.

Machado tried to fly to Curaçao by boat.
5.

Yhdysvaltain hallitus esti lentoa.

The US government stopped the flight.
6.

Machado on Venezuelan oppositiojohtaja.

Machado is the leader of Venezuela's opposition.
7.

Hän voitti rauhanpalkinnon vuonna 2023.

She won the Peace Prize in 2023.
8.

Trump ei enää tue häntä.

Trump no longer supports her.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
haluta haluaa	to want wants	present tense, 3rd person singular
syyttää syyttää	to accuse accuses	present tense, 3rd person singular
estää estämisestä	to prevent/block of preventing	elative case of the 3rd infinitive (estämisestä)
lentää lentää	to fly	infinitive
voittaa voitti	to win won	past tense, 3rd person singular
tukija tue	supporter supports	present tense, 3rd person singular (from 'tukea')

0. Maria Corina Machado haluaa palata Venezuelaan.

This sentence uses the present tense of the verb 'haluta' (to want) in the 3rd person singular form 'haluaa.' In Finnish, the present tense is used to describe current actions or general truths. Here, it expresses Machado's current desire. To use this structure, conjugate the verb according to the subject (e.g., 'Minä haluan' = I want). The verb is followed by the infinitive form of another verb ('palata' = to return).

1. Hän on Yhdysvalloissa nyt.

This sentence demonstrates the use of the inessive case ('-ssa/-ssä') to indicate location. 'Yhdysvallat' (United States) becomes 'Yhdysvalloissa' (in the United States). The inessive case is used to describe where something or someone is. For example, 'Helsingissä' = in Helsinki. Remember to check vowel harmony when adding the case ending (e.g., 'koulu' → 'koulussa').

3. Hallitus ei anna hänen lentää Venezuelaan.

This sentence introduces the negative form of the verb 'antaa' (to let/allow) in the 3rd person singular: 'ei anna.' In Finnish, the negative is formed by using 'ei' + the verb stem (e.g., 'Minä en tiedä' = I don’t know). The structure 'antaa + infinitive' means 'to let someone do something.' Here, 'hänen lentää' means 'her to fly.' The illative case ('-Vn') is used for the destination: 'Venezuelaan' (to Venezuela).