Euronews Economics 3d ago Original

EU-maat kritisoivat Brysselin sääntöuudistusta.

EU countries criticize Brussels' regulatory reform.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Irlanti haluaa nopeampia lupia asuntoihin.

Ireland wants faster permits for housing.
2.

Irlannissa on asuntopulaa ja asuntojen hinnat nousevat.

Ireland has a housing shortage and house prices are rising.
3.

Irlannin ministeri pyytää kehittäjiä osallistumaan asuntohankkeisiin.

Ireland's minister asks developers to participate in housing projects.
4.

EU-maat sanovat, että uudet säännöt hidastavat projekteja.

EU countries say that new rules slow down projects.
5.

Irlanti ja kuusi muuta maata kirjoittivat kirjeen EU:lle.

Ireland and six other countries wrote a letter to the EU.
6.

Bryssel haluaa vähentää byrokratiaa.

Brussels wants to reduce bureaucracy.
7.

Uudet säännöt eivät sovi yhteen vanhojen lakien kanssa.

New rules do not align with old laws.
8.

EU haluaa olla kilpailukykyisempi.

The EU wants to be more competitive.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
kritisoida kritisoivat	to criticize criticize (they)	3rd person plural present tense
haluta haluaa	to want wants	3rd person singular present tense
nousu nousevat	rise are rising	plural present tense (verb-like noun)
pyytää pyytää	to ask/request asks/requests	infinitive (used with another verb)
sääntö säännöt	rule rules	nominative plural
kirjoittaa kirjoittivat	to write wrote	3rd person plural past tense

1. Irlanti haluaa nopeampia lupia asuntoihin.

This sentence uses the partitive case ('asuntoihin') to indicate the target of the action. The partitive case is often used after certain prepositions and verbs to show direction or relation. Here, it answers the question 'for what?' (for housing). Learners can practice this by using the partitive case after verbs like 'haluta' (to want) or 'tarvita' (to need).

2. Irlannissa on asuntopulaa ja asuntojen hinnat nousevat.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('Irlannissa') to indicate location ('in Ireland'). The inessive case is formed by adding '-ssa/-ssä' to the noun stem. It is commonly used to describe where something is happening. Learners can practice this by describing where things are located, e.g., 'Helsingissä on paljon ihmisiä' (There are many people in Helsinki).

5. Irlanti ja kuusi muuta maata kirjoittivat kirjeen EU:lle.

This sentence uses the allative case ('EU:lle') to indicate the recipient of the action ('to the EU'). The allative case is formed by adding '-lle' to the noun stem. It is used to show direction or the person/thing something is given to. Learners can practice this by using verbs like 'antaa' (to give) or 'kirjoittaa' (to write) with the allative case, e.g., 'Annan kirjan sinulle' (I give the book to you).