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Floridan viranomaiset tutkivat Sloth World -laitosta.

Florida officials are investigating the Sloth World facility.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Kolmeakymmentäyksi laiskiaista kuoli varastossa ilman vettä ja lämpöä.

Thirty-one sloths died in a warehouse without water or heat.
2.

Laiskiaiset tulivat Guyanasta ja Perusta.

The sloths came from Guyana and Peru.
3.

Ne olivat matkalla uuteen turistikohteeseen.

They were on their way to a new tourist attraction.
4.

Varastossa ei ollut sähköä eikä vettä.

The warehouse had no electricity or water.
5.

Laiskiaisten omistajat hankkivat ne Etelä-Amerikasta.

The sloths' owners got them from South America.
6.

Ne kuolivat kylmään yli vuosi sitten.

They died of the cold over a year ago.
7.

Floridan viranomaiset kirjoittivat asiasta raportin.

Florida officials wrote a report about it.
8.

Sloth World on uusi turistikohde Orlandossa.

Sloth World is a new tourist spot in Orlando.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
tutkia tutkivat	to investigate are investigating	3rd person plural present tense
kuolla kuoli	to die died	3rd person singular past tense
laiskiainen laiskiaista	sloth sloths (partitive plural)	partitive plural
varasto varastossa	warehouse in a warehouse	inessive case (location inside)
viranomainen viranomaiset	official/authority officials/authorities	nominative plural
turistikohde turistikohteeseen	tourist attraction to a tourist attraction	illative case (direction into)

0. Floridan viranomaiset tutkivat Sloth World -laitosta.

This sentence uses the **partitive case** ('-a/-ä') for the object 'Sloth World -laitosta.' In Finnish, the partitive case is used for partial or indefinite objects, especially in negative sentences or when the action is ongoing. Here, it indicates that the investigation is not yet complete. For example, 'Syön omenaa' (I am eating an apple) uses the partitive because the action is ongoing.

3. Ne olivat matkalla uuteen turistikohteeseen.

This sentence uses the **illative case** ('-Vn', where V is a vowel) in 'turistikohteeseen' (to a tourist attraction). The illative case indicates movement into something, such as a place or a state. For example, 'Menen kauppaan' (I am going to the store) uses the illative case to show direction toward the store.

4. Varastossa ei ollut sähköä eikä vettä.

This sentence uses the **inessive case** ('-ssa/-ssä') to indicate location inside something, as in 'varastossa' (in the warehouse). The inessive case is commonly used to describe where something is happening or where something is located. For example, 'Hän on koulussa' (He/she is at school) uses the inessive case to show location.