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Yhdysvaltalainen sotilas on syytetty 400 000 dollarin petoksesta.

An American soldier is accused of fraud worth $400,000.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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  1. 1.

    Hän käytti salaista tietoa rahan hankkimiseen.

    He used secret information to obtain money.

  2. 2.

    Sotilas oli osallisena Maduron kiinniotossa.

    The soldier was involved in the capture of Maduro.

  3. 3.

    Hän laittoi 13 vetoa Polymarketissa.

    He placed 13 bets on Polymarket.

  4. 4.

    Veto koski Venezuelan pääkaupunkia.

    The bet was about Venezuela’s capital.

  5. 5.

    Hän voitti paljon rahaa.

    He won a lot of money.

  6. 6.

    Rahat siirrettiin ulkomaille.

    The money was transferred abroad.

  7. 7.

    Häntä syytetään petoksesta. (Already correct, but redundant with sentence 0; consider omitting or rephrasing.)

    He is accused of fraud. (Redundant with sentence 0.)

  8. 8.

    Hän voi saada 50 vuotta vankilaa.

    He could get 50 years in prison.

Key Words

Word English
syyttää
syytetty
to accuse
accused
käyttää
käytti
to use
used
olla osallisena
oli osallisena
to be involved in
was involved in
siirtää
siirrettiin
to transfer
was transferred
voittaa
voitti
to win
won
petos
petoksesta
fraud
of fraud

0. Yhdysvaltalainen sotilas on syytetty 400 000 dollarin petoksesta.

This sentence uses the past passive participle 'syytetty' (accused) with the verb 'olla' (to be). In Finnish, the past passive participle often describes a state resulting from an action, similar to the English passive (e.g., 'is accused'). The noun 'petoksesta' is in the elative case (-sta/-stä), which indicates 'of' or 'from' something. For example, 'Hän on syytetty varkaudesta' (He is accused of theft).

3. Hän laittoi 13 vetoa Polymarketissa.

The verb 'laittaa' (to place) is used here in the past tense ('laittoi'). Finnish often uses the past tense to describe completed actions. The noun 'vetoa' is in the partitive plural (-a/-ä), which is used for indefinite quantities or objects of certain verbs. For example, 'Hän söi kalaa' (He ate fish). The inessive case (-ssa/-ssä) in 'Polymarketissa' indicates location ('in Polymarket').

8. Hän voi saada 50 vuotta vankilaa.

This sentence uses the potential verb form 'voi' (can/may) with the infinitive 'saada' (to get). The structure 'voi + infinitive' expresses possibility, similar to English 'may' or 'can.' The noun 'vankilaa' is in the partitive singular (-a/-ä), which is used after expressions of quantity or duration. For example, 'Hän sai kaksi vuotta vankilaa' (He got two years in prison).

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