The Guardian World Jun 05 Original

Taifuuni Jangmi aiheutti Japanissa 23 loukkaantunutta.

Typhoon Jangmi caused 23 injuries in Japan.

Finnish · A2 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Yli miljoona ihmistä sai evakuointiohjeen.

Over a million people received evacuation advice.
2.

Taifuuni Jangmi liikkui tällä viikolla pohjoiseen.

Typhoon Jangmi moved north this week.
3.

Sateet olivat rankkoja ja aiheuttivat maanvyörymiä.

Heavy rains caused landslides.
4.

Tokiossa satoi 105 millimetriä vettä kolmessa tunnissa keskiviikkona.

In Tokyo, 105 millimeters of rain fell in three hours on Wednesday.
5.

Tuulen nopeus oli maanantaina 80 mailia tunnissa.

Wind speed was 80 miles per hour on Monday.
6.

Taifuuni Jangmi vaurioitti 57 taloa, ja 60 000 kotia menetti sähkön.

Typhoon Jangmi damaged 57 homes, and 60,000 homes lost electricity.
7.

Himejin linna vaurioitui, koska tuulen nopeus oli 56 mailia tunnissa.

Himeji Castle was damaged because the wind speed was 56 miles per hour.
8.

Typhoon Jangmi on nyt heikentynyt ja liikkuu pois saarilta.

Typhoon Jangmi has now weakened and is moving away from the islands.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
aiheuttaa aiheutti	to cause caused	Past tense (imperfect), 3rd person singular
evakuointiohje evakuointiohjeen	evacuation advice evacuation advice (genitive)	Genitive case (singular)
liikkua liikkui	to move moved	Past tense (imperfect), 3rd person singular
vaurioittaa vaurioitti	to damage damaged	Past tense (imperfect), 3rd person singular
menettää menetti	to lose lost	Past tense (imperfect), 3rd person singular
heikentyä heikentynyt	to weaken has weakened	Past participle (perfect tense)

0. Taifuuni Jangmi aiheutti Japanissa 23 loukkaantunutta.

The sentence uses the past tense (imperfect) form of the verb 'aiheuttaa' (to cause), which is 'aiheutti'. In Finnish, the past tense is used to describe completed actions in the past. Here, it indicates that the typhoon caused injuries at a specific time. To form the past tense, add '-i-' before the personal ending (e.g., 'aiheuttaa' → 'aiheutti'). This structure is common in news reports describing past events.

3. Sateet olivat rankkoja ja aiheuttivat maanvyörymiä.

The sentence uses the plural partitive case for 'rankka' (heavy), which becomes 'rankkoja' (heavy rains). The partitive case is used here to describe an unspecified or ongoing quantity of rain. It is also used after plural nouns when the exact number is not specified. For example, 'maitoa' (some milk) or 'kaloja' (some fish). This is a key case for learners to master for describing quantities or ongoing actions.

6. Taifuuni Jangmi vaurioitti 57 taloa, ja 60 000 kotia menetti sähkön.

The sentence uses the partitive case for 'sähkö' (electricity), which becomes 'sähkön' (electricity, partitive). The partitive case is used here because the action of losing electricity is incomplete or ongoing from the perspective of the homes affected. It is also used after verbs that describe partial or incomplete actions, such as 'menettää' (to lose). For example, 'Juon kahvia' (I drink coffee, some coffee).