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DW English World Jun 05 Original

Pohjois-Korea lisää ydinaseita nopeasti.

North Korea increases nuclear weapons rapidly.

Finnish · A1 level

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  1. 1.

    Kim Jong Un sanoo, että ydinaseet ovat tärkeitä.

    Kim Jong Un says that nuclear weapons are important.

  2. 2.

    Pohjois-Korea ei luovu ydinaseista.

    North Korea will not give up nuclear weapons.

  3. 3.

    Yhdysvallat ja neljä muuta maata haluavat ydinaseettoman Korean niemimaan.

    The United States and four other countries want a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula.

  4. 4.

    Pohjois-Korea rakentaa uusia ydinlaitoksia.

    North Korea builds new nuclear facilities.

  5. 5.

    Kim sanoo, että ydinaseet ovat pysyvä asia.

    Kim says that nuclear weapons are a permanent matter.

  6. 6.

    Pohjois-Korealla on noin 50 ydinpäätä.

    North Korea has about 50 nuclear warheads.

  7. 7.

    Pohjois-Korea testaa uusia ohjuksia.

    North Korea is testing new missiles.

  8. 8.

    Asiantuntijat pelkäävät uutta ydinkoetta.

    Experts fear a new nuclear test.

Key Words

Word English
lisätä
lisää
to increase
increases
ydinase
ydinaseita
nuclear weapon
nuclear weapons (partitive plural)
luopua
luovu
to give up
will not give up
rakentaa
rakentaa
to build
builds
pelätä
pelkäävät
to fear
fear (3rd person plural)
ydinkoe
ydinkoetta
nuclear test
nuclear test (partitive singular)

0. Pohjois-Korea lisää ydinaseita nopeasti.

This sentence uses the present tense (lisää) to describe an ongoing action. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, 'lisätä' (to increase) becomes 'lisää' for the 3rd person singular. This structure is common for describing current events or general truths. For example, 'Hän syö' (He/She eats) or 'He puhuvat' (They speak).

2. Pohjois-Korea ei luovu ydinaseista.

This sentence uses the negative present tense, which is formed with 'ei' + the verb stem + '-u' (for most verbs). Here, 'luopua' (to give up) becomes 'luovu' in the negative form. This structure is used to express that an action is not happening. For example, 'En syö' (I do not eat) or 'Hän ei puhu' (He/She does not speak).

6. Pohjois-Korealla on noin 50 ydinpäätä.

This sentence uses the adessive case ('-lla') to indicate possession. The adessive case is formed by adding '-lla/-llä' to the noun stem. Here, 'Pohjois-Korea' becomes 'Pohjois-Korealla' to mean 'North Korea has.' This is a common way to express ownership or possession in Finnish. For example, 'Minulla on kirja' (I have a book) or 'Hänellä on auto' (He/She has a car).

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