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Heinäkuun kymmenes päivä kertoo kesän kuumuudesta.

The tenth of July tells about the summer's heat.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Sataa harvoin, kun aurinko paistaa voimakkaasti.

It rarely rains when the sun shines strongly.
2.

Nyt aurinko paistaa paljon Euroopassa.

Now the sun shines a lot in Europe.
3.

Kuuma ilma on vaikeaa maatilan eläimille.

Hot air is difficult for farm animals.
4.

Lehmät kärsivät jo 16 asteessa.

Cows already suffer at 16 degrees.
5.

Siat kärsivät 20 asteessa.

Pigs suffer at 20 degrees.
6.

Eläimet syövät vähemmän kuumalla ilmalla.

Animals eat less in hot weather.
7.

Maito- ja lihantuotanto laskee lämpötilan noustessa.

Milk and meat production decrease as the temperature rises.
8.

Kuuma ilma on hankalaa myös ihmisille.

Hot air is also difficult for people.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
kertoa kertoo	to tell tells	Present tense, 3rd person singular
kärsiä kärsivät	to suffer suffer	Present tense, 3rd person plural
sataa sataa	to rain rains	Impersonal verb, present tense
eläin eläimille	animal for animals	Allative case (plural)
aste asteessa	degree at degrees	Inessive case (singular)
kuuma kuumalla	hot in hot (weather)	Adessive case (singular)

1. Sataa harvoin, kun aurinko paistaa voimakkaasti.

The verb 'sataa' is an impersonal verb in Finnish, meaning it is always used in the 3rd person singular form, regardless of the subject. Here, it is used to describe weather conditions. Learners can use 'sataa' to talk about rain, e.g., 'Sataa lunta' (It is snowing). This structure is common in weather-related sentences.

4. Lehmät kärsivät jo 16 asteessa.

The inessive case ('-ssa/-ssä') is used here to indicate 'at' or 'in' a specific temperature. It shows the state or condition in which something happens. For example, 'Olen 20 asteessa' (I am at 20 degrees). This case is essential for describing locations, states, or conditions in Finnish.

6. Eläimet syövät vähemmän kuumalla ilmalla.

The adessive case ('-lla/-llä') is used here to describe the circumstances or conditions under which an action takes place. 'Kuumalla ilmalla' means 'in hot weather.' This case is often used to describe the means or manner of an action, e.g., 'Hän matkustaa junalla' (He travels by train).