BBC World Life 5d ago Original

Los Angelesin koululautakunta rajoittaa ruutuaikaa.

The Los Angeles school board restricts screen time.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Päätös koskee kaikkia oppilaita.

The decision affects all students.
2.

Ensimmäisen luokan oppilaat eivät saa käyttää laitteita.

First-grade students cannot use devices.
3.

Päätös tuli koronapandemian jälkeen.

The decision came after the coronavirus pandemic.
4.

Päätös koskee myös YouTubea.

The decision also affects YouTube.
5.

Vanhemmat voivat kieltää lastensa laitteiden käytön.

Parents can prohibit their children's use of devices.
6.

Päätös suojelee oppilaiden terveyttä.

The decision protects students' health.
7.

Päätös astuu voimaan ensi vuonna.

The decision comes into effect next year.
8.

Päätös on ensimmäinen Yhdysvalloissa.

This is the first decision of its kind in the United States.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
rajoittaa rajoittaa	to restrict restricts	present tense, 3rd person singular
koskea koskee	to concern/affect affects	present tense, 3rd person singular
oppilas oppilaat	student/pupil students	nominative plural
päätös päätös	decision	nominative singular
kieltää kieltää	to prohibit/ban prohibit	infinitive (modal verb construction)
terveys terveyttä	health health (object)	partitive singular

0. Los Angelesin koululautakunta rajoittaa ruutuaikaa.

This sentence uses the genitive case ('Los Angelesin') to show possession or affiliation. In Finnish, the genitive case is often used to indicate that something belongs to someone or is part of something else. Here, it shows that the school board belongs to or is associated with Los Angeles. To use the genitive case, add '-n' to the end of the word (e.g., 'Helsinki' → 'Helsingin').

1. Päätös koskee kaikkia oppilaita.

The verb 'koskea' (to affect/concern) is used here with the partitive case ('kaikkia oppilaita'). The partitive case is used to indicate that the action affects only part of the object or is ongoing. In this sentence, it means the decision affects all students, but the focus is on the action rather than completion. To form the partitive, add '-a/-ä' or '-ta/-tä' to the noun (e.g., 'oppilas' → 'oppilaita').

6. Päätös suojelee oppilaiden terveyttä.

This sentence uses the partitive case ('terveyttä') for the object of the verb 'suojella' (to protect). The partitive case is often used with verbs that describe actions affecting an object in an incomplete or ongoing way. Here, it emphasizes the protection of the students' health as a continuous process. To use the partitive, add '-ä' to words ending in '-ys' (e.g., 'terveys' → 'terveyttä').