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Ramallahin taidefestivaali palaa.

The Ramallah art festival returns.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Festivaali on ollut tauolla kaksi vuotta.

The festival was on hiatus for two years.
2.

Nyt se esittelee uusia taidemuotoja.

Now it presents new art forms.
3.

Festivaalin nimi muuttui: se oli ennen tanssifestivaali, nyt se on taidefestivaali.

The festival’s name changed: it was previously a dance festival, now it is an art festival.
4.

Ohjelmassa on teatteria, sirkusta ja videoita.

The programme includes theatre, circus and videos.
5.

Festivaali alkoi musikaalilla Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah.

The festival started with the musical Al-Sirah Al-Hilaliyyah.
6.

Musikaalin esitti Khashaba Theatre -teatteriryhmä.

The musical was performed by the Khashaba Theatre group.
7.

Monet kulttuuritapahtumat peruutettiin sodan vuoksi.

Many cultural events were cancelled because of the war.
8.

Festivaali kestää 16. heinäkuuta 2026 saakka.

The festival lasts until July 16, 2026.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
palata palaa	to return returns	Present tense, 3rd person singular
esitellä esittelee	to present/show presents	Present tense, 3rd person singular
muuttua muuttui	to change changed	Past tense, 3rd person singular
festivaali taidefestivaali	festival art festival	Noun in nominative case, compound word
kestää kestää	to last lasts	Present tense, 3rd person singular
peruuttaa peruutettiin	to cancel were cancelled	Passive past tense

0. Ramallahin taidefestivaali palaa.

This sentence uses the present tense (palaa) to describe an action happening now. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, 'palaa' is the 3rd person singular form. This structure is common for stating facts or current events, e.g., 'Hän tulee' (He/she comes).

1. Festivaali on ollut tauolla kaksi vuotta.

This sentence uses the present perfect tense ('on ollut') to describe an action that started in the past and continues to the present. The structure is 'olla' (to be) in the present tense + past participle ('ollut'). This is useful for talking about experiences or durations, e.g., 'Olen asunut täällä' (I have lived here).

8. Festivaali kestää 16. heinäkuuta 2026 saakka.

The word 'saakka' is used here to indicate 'until' in time expressions. It is often paired with the illative case (e.g., 'heinäkuuta') to show the endpoint of an action. For example, 'Koulu kestää kesään saakka' (School lasts until summer). This is a common pattern for expressing duration.