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Bayeux’näyttely avautuu Britanniassa syyskuussa.

The Bayeux exhibition opens in Britain in September.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Taideteos saapui Lontooseen laivalla Ranskasta.

The artwork arrived in London by ship from France.
2.

Museon johtaja sanoi hetken olevan ainutlaatuinen.

The museum director said the moment is unique.
3.

Näyttely kestää syyskuusta heinäkuuhun 2027.

The exhibition lasts from September to July 2027.
4.

Myyntiin tuli 100 000 lippua heti.

100,000 tickets were sold immediately.
5.

Taideteos on 1000 vuotta vanha.

The artwork is 1,000 years old.
6.

Se kertoo Normandian valloituksesta vuonna 1066.

It tells the story of the Norman conquest in 1066.
7.

Se on tehty villalangasta pellavalle.

It is made of wool thread on linen.
8.

Se on ollut Ranskassa lähes 1000 vuotta.

It has been in France for almost 1,000 years.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
avautua avautuu	to open opens	Present tense, 3rd person singular
saapua saapui	to arrive arrived	Past tense, 3rd person singular
Lontoo Lontooseen	London to London	Illative case (movement into)
Ranska Ranskasta	France from France	Elative case (movement out of)
kestää kestää	to last lasts	Present tense, 3rd person singular
tehdä tehty	to make made	Past passive participle

1. Taideteos saapui Lontooseen laivalla Ranskasta.

This sentence uses the illative case ('Lontooseen') to indicate movement into a place. The illative case is formed by adding '-seen' to the base word. It answers the question 'where to?' For example, 'Helsinkiin' (to Helsinki) or 'kouluun' (to school). This is a fundamental case for expressing direction in Finnish.

3. Näyttely kestää syyskuusta heinäkuuhun 2027.

This sentence uses the elative case ('syyskuusta') and the illative case ('heinäkuuhun') to express time periods. The elative case ('-sta/-stä') indicates the starting point, while the illative case ('-hun/-hyn/-seen') indicates the endpoint. For example, 'keskiviikosta perjantaihin' (from Wednesday to Friday). This structure is essential for talking about durations in Finnish.

5. Taideteos on 1000 vuotta vanha.

This sentence uses the predicative adjective 'vanha' (old) in its basic form. In Finnish, adjectives describing the subject in a sentence with 'olla' (to be) do not change their form. For example, 'Hän on nuori' (He/She is young). This is a simple but important pattern for describing characteristics.