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NASA:n Curiosity löytää uusia orgaanisia aineita Marsista.

NASA's Curiosity finds new organic matter on Mars.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Curiosity löysi seitsemän orgaanista yhdistettä kiven läheltä.

Curiosity found seven organic compounds near a rock.
2.

Viisi yhdisteistä on uusia Marsissa.

Five of the compounds are new on Mars.
3.

Tutkijat kirjoittavat löydöstä Nature Communications -lehdessä.

Researchers write about the discovery in Nature Communications journal.
4.

Yhdisteet voivat olla peräisin elämästä tai muista prosesseista.

The compounds may come from life or other processes.
5.

Mars oli aikoinaan lämpimämpi ja kosteampi kuin nykyään.

Mars was once warmer and wetter than today.
6.

Galen kraatterissa oli aikoinaan vettä.

Gale Crater once had water.
7.

Savi voi säilyttää orgaanisia aineita hyvin.

Clay can preserve organic matter well.
8.

Curiosity laskeutui Marsiin vuonna 2012.

Curiosity landed on Mars in 2012.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
löytää löytää	to find finds	present tense, 3rd person singular
olla on	to be are	present tense, 3rd person plural
säilyttää voi säilyttää	to preserve can preserve	modal verb + infinitive
kivi kiven	rock near a rock (genitive case)	genitive singular
vesi vettä	water water (partitive case)	partitive singular
lehdessä lehdessä	in a journal in the journal	inessive case (location inside)

0. NASA:n Curiosity löytää uusia orgaanisia aineita Marsista.

This sentence uses the present tense ('löytää') to describe a general fact or ongoing discovery. In Finnish, the present tense can often be used where English might use the present continuous. The verb 'löytää' is in the 3rd person singular form, which is used for singular subjects like 'Curiosity'. To apply this, use the present tense for habitual actions or general truths, e.g., 'Hän syö omenan' (He/She eats an apple).

5. Mars oli aikoinaan lämpimämpi ja kosteampi kuin nykyään.

This sentence uses the past tense ('oli') to describe a state in the past. The past tense in Finnish is formed by adding '-i' to the verb stem. Here, 'olla' (to be) becomes 'oli'. This structure is used to talk about completed actions or states in the past. For example, 'Hän oli onnellinen' (He/She was happy). Remember to use the past tense for actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

7. Savi voi säilyttää orgaanisia aineita hyvin.

This sentence uses a modal verb ('voi') followed by the infinitive form of the main verb ('säilyttää'). Modal verbs like 'voida' (can), 'haluta' (to want), and 'täytyä' (must) are followed by the infinitive. This structure is used to express ability, possibility, or necessity. For example, 'Hän voi puhua suomea' (He/She can speak Finnish). Use modal verbs + infinitive to describe what someone is able to do or what is possible.