BBC World World 5d ago Original

EU antaa 90 miljardin euron lainan Ukrainalle.

EU gives a 90 billion euro loan to Ukraine.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

EU:n lähettiläät tapaavat Kyproksella.

EU ambassadors meet in Cyprus.
2.

Raha on tärkeää Ukrainalle.

The money is important for Ukraine.
3.

Unkari esti lainan aiemmin.

Hungary blocked the loan earlier.
4.

Putki on nyt korjattu.

The pipeline is now repaired.
5.

Öljy alkaa taas virrata.

Oil will start flowing again.
6.

Unkarin uusi johtaja haluaa hyvät suhteet EU:hun.

Hungary's new leader wants good relations with the EU.
7.

EU:n ulkopolitiikan johtaja odottaa myönteistä päätöstä.

The EU's foreign policy leader expects a positive decision.
8.

Raha auttaa Ukrainaa sodassa.

The money helps Ukraine in the war.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
antaa antaa	to give gives	present tense verb (3rd person singular)
laina lainan	loan loan (accusative)	accusative case (singular)
Ukraina Ukrainalle	Ukraine to Ukraine	allative case (singular)
estää esti	to block blocked	past tense verb (3rd person singular)
johtaja johtaja	leader	nominative case (singular)
suhde suhteet	relation relations	nominative case (plural)

0. EU antaa 90 miljardin euron lainan Ukrainalle.

The allative case (-lle) is used here to indicate the recipient of an action, similar to 'to' in English. In Finnish, when you give something to someone, the recipient is marked with the allative case. For example, 'Hän antaa lahjan minulle' (He gives a gift to me). This case is essential for expressing direction or benefit in Finnish.

2. Raha on tärkeää Ukrainalle.

The partitive case (-ä) is used here with the adjective 'tärkeä' to describe an indefinite or partial amount. In Finnish, adjectives describing something abstract or uncountable often take the partitive case. For example, 'Kahvi on hyvää' (The coffee is good). This structure is common when describing qualities or states.

3. Unkari esti lainan aiemmin.

The accusative case (-n) is used here to mark the direct object of the verb 'esti'. In Finnish, the accusative case is used for definite direct objects, meaning the object is specific and fully affected by the action. For example, 'Hän syö omenan' (He eats the apple). This is a key structure for forming basic sentences in Finnish.