Suuri maanjäristys iski Filippiineille.
A big earthquake hit the Philippines.
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Tsunamivaroitus annettiin.
A tsunami warning was given.
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Aaltoja voi nousta jopa kolme metriä.
Waves can rise up to three meters.
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Rakennuksia romahti.
Buildings collapsed.
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Kolme ihmistä kuoli.
Three people died.
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Poliisi kertoo tilanteesta.
The police are reporting on the situation.
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Pelastustyöt ovat käynnissä.
Rescue work is ongoing.
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Indonesiassa annettiin myös varoituksia.
Warnings were also given in Indonesia.
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Maanjäristys oli magnitudiltaan 7.8.
The earthquake was magnitude 7.8.
Key Words
| Word | English |
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iskeä
iski
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to hit/strike
hit (past tense)
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maanjäristys
maanjäristys
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earthquake
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Filippiinit
Filippiineille
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Philippines
to the Philippines
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antaa
annettiin
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to give
was given
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varoitus
varoituksia
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warning
warnings
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pelastustyö
pelastustyöt
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rescue work
rescue work (plural)
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0. Suuri maanjäristys iski Filippiineille.
This sentence uses the allative case ('-lle') to indicate direction or target. Here, 'Filippiineille' means 'to the Philippines,' showing where the earthquake struck. The allative case is commonly used with verbs of motion or impact, like 'iskeä' (to hit). To use it, add '-lle' to the noun stem (e.g., 'koulu' → 'koululle' = 'to school').
1. Tsunamivaroitus annettiin.
This sentence uses the passive past tense ('annettiin'), which is common in news reports to focus on the action rather than the doer. The passive is formed by adding '-ttiin' to the verb stem (e.g., 'antaa' → 'annettiin'). It’s often used when the subject is unknown or unimportant, like here where the focus is on the warning being given, not who gave it.
6. Pelastustyöt ovat käynnissä.
The phrase 'olla käynnissä' means 'to be ongoing' and is a fixed expression in Finnish. It’s used to describe actions or processes that are currently happening, like rescue work here. The structure is 'olla' (to be) + 'käynnissä' (in progress). For example, 'Kokous on käynnissä' = 'The meeting is in progress.'
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