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DW English Economics 3d ago Original

Meta irtisanoo 8 000 työntekijää huhtikuussa 2026.

Meta will lay off 8,000 employees in April 2026.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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  1. 1.

    Meta on sosiaalisen median yritys.

    Meta is a social media company.

  2. 2.

    Meta haluaa panostaa enemmän tekoälyyn.

    Meta wants to invest more in artificial intelligence.

  3. 3.

    Meta ilmoittaa irtisanomisista toukokuussa 2026.

    Meta will announce the layoffs in May 2026.

  4. 4.

    Meta ei täytä 6 000 avointa työpaikkaa.

    Meta will not fill 6,000 open positions.

  5. 5.

    Microsoft tarjoaa eläköitymispaketteja 8 700 työntekijälle.

    Microsoft offers retirement packages to 8,700 employees.

  6. 6.

    Microsoft on teknologiayritys Yhdysvalloissa.

    Microsoft is a technology company in the United States.

  7. 7.

    Microsoft panostaa tekoälyyn ja pilvipalveluihin.

    Microsoft invests in artificial intelligence and cloud services.

  8. 8.

    Microsoftin osakekurssi on laskenut viime aikoina.

    Microsoft's stock price has fallen recently.

Key Words

Word English
irtisanoutua
irtisanoo
to resign / to be laid off
lays off
työntekijä
työntekijää
employee
employees (partitive plural)
panostaa
panostaa
to invest
invests
osake
osakekurssi
stock / share
stock price
laskenut
on laskenut
to fall / to drop
has fallen
yritys
yritys
company

0. Meta irtisanoo 8 000 työntekijää huhtikuussa 2026.

This sentence uses the present tense ('irtisanoo') to describe a future event. In Finnish, the present tense can often be used for future actions when the time is specified (e.g., 'huhtikuussa 2026'). This is similar to English, where you might say 'I leave tomorrow.' Learners can use this structure to talk about scheduled or planned future events by adding a time expression like 'huomenna' (tomorrow) or 'ensi viikolla' (next week).

1. Meta on sosiaalisen median yritys.

This sentence uses the verb 'olla' (to be) in the present tense ('on') to describe what something is. The structure 'X on Y' is a simple way to define or describe things, similar to English 'X is Y.' For example, 'Helsinki on kaupunki' (Helsinki is a city). Learners can use this pattern to describe people, places, or things by replacing X and Y with appropriate nouns.

4. Meta ei täytä 6 000 avointa työpaikkaa.

This sentence uses the negative form of the verb ('ei täytä') to express that something will not happen. In Finnish, the negative is formed by placing 'ei' before the verb, which then takes a special negative form (here, 'täytä' instead of 'täyttää'). For example, 'Minä en syö' (I do not eat). Learners can practice this by negating simple present tense verbs in sentences.

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