Euronews Economics 3d ago Original

Keskuspankit kohtaavat uuden uskottavuuskoetuksen.

Central banks face a new credibility test.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Nopeasti lasketut korot voivat pitää inflaation korkealla.

Quickly lowered interest rates can keep inflation high.
2.

Tashkentissä keskusteltiin rahapolitiikasta.

Monetary policy was discussed in Tashkent.
3.

Inflaation odotukset laskevat Uzbekistanissa.

Inflation expectations are falling in Uzbekistan.
4.

Dollarisaaminen vähenee Uzbekistanissa.

Dollarization is decreasing in Uzbekistan.
5.

Keskuspankit pelkäävät inflaation nousua.

Central banks fear inflation will rise again.
6.

Rahapolitiikkaa täytyy säätää varovasti.

Monetary policy must be adjusted carefully.
7.

Uzbekistanin inflaatio on laskenut paljon.

Inflation in Uzbekistan has dropped a lot.
8.

Keskuspankit haluavat pitää inflaation kurissa.

Central banks want to keep inflation under control.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
kohtaavat kohtaavat	to face face	Present tense, 3rd person plural
lasketut lasketut	lowered	Past passive participle, plural nominative
inflaatio inflaation	inflation inflation (genitive)	Genitive singular
keskustella keskusteltiin	to discuss was discussed	Passive past tense
säätää säätää	to adjust must be adjusted	Infinitive (used with täytyy)
vähentyä vähenee	to decrease is decreasing	Present tense, 3rd person singular

0. Keskuspankit kohtaavat uuden uskottavuuskoetuksen.

This sentence uses the present tense (kohtaavat) to describe a current situation. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, 'kohtaavat' is the 3rd person plural form. This structure is common for stating general facts or ongoing situations. For example, 'Hän syö' (He/she eats) or 'He syövät' (They eat).

1. Nopeasti lasketut korot voivat pitää inflaation korkealla.

The word 'korkealla' (high) is in the adessive case, which is used to indicate location or state. Here, it describes the state of inflation. The adessive case is formed by adding '-lla/-llä' to the word stem. For example, 'pöydällä' (on the table) or 'kadulla' (on the street). This case is often used with verbs like 'pitää' (to keep) to describe a state.

2. Tashkentissä keskusteltiin rahapolitiikasta.

The passive past tense ('keskusteltiin') is used here to indicate that an action was performed by an unspecified subject. It is formed by adding '-tiin' to the verb stem. This form is very common in Finnish to describe general actions without specifying who performed them. For example, 'Syötiin hyvin' (We ate well / There was good food).