ItÀvaltalainen nainen on vapaa NigerissÀ.
An Austrian woman is free in Niger.
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Nainen on nimeltÀÀn Eva Gretzmacher. HÀn oli kadoksissa yli 21 kuukautta. ItÀvalta lÀhetti ryhmÀn hakemaan hÀntÀ. RyhmÀ pelasti Gretzmacherin. Gretzmacher on nyt turvassa. HÀn matkustaa ItÀvaltaan pian. Toinen nainen on myös vapaa. HÀn on kotoisin SveitsistÀ.
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Nainen on nimeltÀÀn Eva Gretzmacher.
The woman is named Eva Gretzmacher.
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HĂ€n oli kadoksissa yli 21 kuukautta.
She was missing for over 21 months.
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ItÀvalta lÀhetti ryhmÀn hakemaan hÀntÀ.
Austria sent a team to get her.
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RyhmÀ pelasti Gretzmacherin.
The team rescued Gretzmacher.
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Gretzmacher on nyt turvassa.
Gretzmacher is now safe.
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HÀn matkustaa ItÀvaltaan pian.
She will travel to Austria soon.
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Toinen nainen on myös vapaa.
Another woman is also free.
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HÀn on kotoisin SveitsistÀ.
She is from Switzerland.
Key Words
| Word | English |
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nainen
nainen
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woman
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vapaa
vapaa
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free
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kuukausi
kuukautta
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month
months
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lÀhettÀÀ
lÀhetti
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to send
sent
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matkustaa
matkustaa
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to travel
travels
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Sveitsi
SveitsistÀ
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Switzerland
from Switzerland
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0. ItÀvaltalainen nainen on vapaa NigerissÀ.
The nominative case marks the subject and the basic form of the predicate adjective. You use "nainen" and "vapaa" here because they are the core subject and the state being described. Always keep the subject and predicate in the nominative case when using the verb "olla" to describe identity or state.
2. HĂ€n oli kadoksissa yli 21 kuukautta.
The partitive case expresses an unspecified amount or a duration of time. You add the partitive ending to "kuukausi" to get "kuukautta" because the time period is a quantity. Use the partitive case whenever you talk about how long something lasted with numbers.
3. ItÀvalta lÀhetti ryhmÀn hakemaan hÀntÀ.
The past tense marker "-i-" is inserted before the personal ending to show that an action happened in the past. You change the stem of "lÀhettÀÀ" to "lÀhetti" to indicate that Austria already performed this action. Apply this "-i-" marker to the verb stem whenever you need to describe a completed past event.
8. HÀn on kotoisin SveitsistÀ.
The elative case ending "-sta" or "-stÀ" indicates movement out of or originating from a place. You use "SveitsistÀ" with the word "kotoisin" to show where the woman comes from. Always use the elative case when answering the question "mistÀ" to express origin.
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