Ukrainassa on Chernobylin muistotilaisuus.
There is a Chernobyl memorial event in Ukraine.
Simple Finnish
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Tapahtuma muistuttaa onnettomuudesta, joka tapahtui 40 vuotta sitten.
The event commemorates the accident that happened 40 years ago.
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Slavutychissa soitettiin kelloja muistotilaisuudessa.
Bells were rung in Slavutych during the memorial event.
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Slavutych on kaupunki lÀhellÀ Kiovaa.
Slavutych is a town near Kyiv.
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Kaupunki rakennettiin vuonna 1986.
The town was built in 1986.
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SiellÀ asuu ihmisiÀ, jotka joutuivat muuttamaan pois vuonna 1986.
People who had to move away in 1986 live there.
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HeillÀ oli valkoiset suojapuvut.
They wore white protective suits.
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He laskivat kynttilöitÀ ja kukkia muistomerkille.
They placed candles and flowers at the monument.
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He muistivat onnettomuudessa kuolleita.
They remembered those who died in the accident.
Key Words
| Word | English |
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muistotilaisuus
muistotilaisuus
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memorial event
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soittaa
soitettiin
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to ring/to play
were rung
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muuttaa
muuttamaan
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to move
to move (away)
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pukeutua
pukeutuivat
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to dress/wear
wore (they dressed)
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lasketa
laskivat
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to place/lay
placed
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muistaa
muistivat
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to remember
remembered
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2. Slavutychissa soitettiin kelloja muistotilaisuudessa.
This sentence uses the passive past tense ('soitettiin'). In Finnish, the passive voice is often used to describe actions without specifying who performed them. Here, it emphasizes the action (ringing bells) rather than the doer. To form the passive past, take the passive present stem (e.g., 'soiteta') and add '-tiin'. This structure is common in news and formal contexts.
5. SiellÀ asuu ihmisiÀ, jotka joutuivat muuttamaan pois vuonna 1986.
The sentence uses the relative pronoun 'jotka' (who/that) to connect two clauses. In Finnish, 'jotka' is used for plural subjects and agrees with the noun it refers to ('ihmisiÀ'). This structure helps combine ideas into one sentence. For example: 'NÀmÀ ovat kirjat, jotka ostin' (These are the books that I bought).
7. He laskivat kynttilöitÀ ja kukkia muistomerkille.
This sentence uses the allative case ('-lle') to indicate direction or placement toward something ('muistomerkille' = 'to the monument'). The allative case answers the question 'where to?' and is formed by adding '-lle' to the noun stem. For example: 'pöydÀlle' (onto the table). It is commonly used with verbs like 'laittaa' (to put) or 'lasketa' (to place).
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