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BBC Science Life 5d ago Original

Pieni hämähäkki saa rahoitusta.

A small spider receives funding.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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  1. 1.

    Hämähäkki löydettiin uudestaan vuonna 2017.

    The spider was found again in 2017.

  2. 2.

    Hämähäkki oli kadoksissa ennen vuotta 2017.

    The spider was missing before 2017.

  3. 3.

    Rahaa käytetään hämähäkin suojelemiseen.

    Money is used to protect the spider.

  4. 4.

    Hämähäkki elää vain yhdessä paikassa Britanniassa.

    The spider lives in only one place in Britain.

  5. 5.

    Tutkijat haluavat oppia lisää hämähäkin elämästä.

    Researchers want to learn more about the spider's life.

  6. 6.

    Naisia etsitään tutkimaan hämähäkin munintaa.

    Females are sought to study the spider's egg-laying.

  7. 7.

    Tutkijat haluavat löytää uusia hämähäkkien asuinalueita.

    Researchers want to find new habitats for spiders.

  8. 8.

    Rahoitus auttaa hämähäkkien suojelemisessa.

    Funding helps protect the spiders.

Key Words

Word English
saada
saa
to get/receive
receives
kadota
kadoksissa
to disappear
missing
etsiä
etsitään
to seek/look for
are sought
suojella
suojelemiseen
to protect
to protect (illative)
elää
elää
to live
lives
rahoitus
rahoitusta
funding
funding (partitive)

0. Pieni hämähäkki saa rahoitusta.

This sentence uses the present tense ('saa') to describe an ongoing action. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, 'saa' is the 3rd person singular form of 'saada' (to get/receive). This structure is common for describing general truths or habitual actions. For example, 'Hän syö omenan' (He/She eats an apple).

2. Hämähäkki oli kadoksissa ennen vuotta 2017.

The inessive case ('kadoksissa') is used here to indicate a state or location. The inessive case is formed by adding '-ssa/-ssä' to the noun stem. It is often used to describe where something is or in what state it exists. For example, 'Hän on koulussa' (He/She is at school). This case helps learners describe locations or conditions in a simple way.

3. Rahaa käytetään hämähäkin suojelemiseen.

The illative case ('suojelemiseen') is used here to indicate the purpose or direction of an action. The illative case is formed by adding '-Vn' (where V is the vowel of the stem) to the infinitive form of the verb. It translates to 'into' or 'for the purpose of.' For example, 'Hän menee uimaan' (He/She goes to swim). This structure is useful for expressing intentions or goals.

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