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Kyy kävi mökin luona Ulvilassa.

A viper was near a cottage in Ulvila.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Ari Villanen kuuli mökin sisällä kovan äänen.

Ari Villanen heard a loud noise inside the cottage.
2.

Ääni tuli kyykäärmeestä.

The noise came from a viper.
3.

Kyykäärmeitä on tavattu Ulvilassa jo pitkään.

Vipers have been found in Ulvila for a long time.
4.

Kyy on ollut rauhoitettu Suomessa vuodesta 2023.

The viper has been protected in Finland since 2023.
5.

Kyykäärmeen tappaminen on kiellettyä, paitsi hätätilanteessa.

Killing a viper is forbidden, except in an emergency.
6.

Kyyasiantuntija Toni Beckman ei usko, että suojelu vaikuttaa kyykäärmeiden määrään.

Viper expert Toni Beckman does not believe that protection affects the number of vipers.
7.

Kyykäärmeiden lisääntyminen kestää useita vuosia.

Viper reproduction takes several years.
8.

Beckman siirtää kyitä pois pihoilta.

Beckman moves vipers away from yards.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
käydä kävi	to visit was (near)	3rd person singular past tense (imperfect)
kuulla kuuli	to hear heard	3rd person singular past tense (imperfect)
kyy kyykäärme	viper viper (compound noun)	nominative singular (compound word: kyy + käärme)
rauhoitettu rauhoitettu	protected	past participle (adjective)
tappaa tappaminen	to kill killing	4th infinitive (noun form of the verb)
siirtää siirtää	to move moves	3rd person singular present tense

0. Kyy kävi mökin luona Ulvilassa.

The phrase 'mökin luona' uses the genitive case ('mökin') followed by the postposition 'luona' to indicate location. In Finnish, postpositions often require the preceding noun to be in the genitive case. This structure is used to describe where something is or happens, e.g., 'talon luona' (near the house). Learners can practice this by pairing genitive nouns with postpositions like 'edessä' (in front of) or 'takana' (behind).

1. Ari Villanen kuuli mökin sisällä kovan äänen.

The verb 'kuulla' (to hear) is in the past tense ('kuuli'), which is formed by adding the suffix '-i' to the verb stem. Finnish past tense is straightforward for regular verbs and does not require auxiliary verbs. For example, 'syödä' (to eat) becomes 'söin' (I ate). Learners can practice this by converting present tense verbs to past tense using the '-i' suffix.

5. Kyykäärmeen tappaminen on kiellettyä, paitsi hätätilanteessa.

The word 'tappaminen' is the 4th infinitive form of the verb 'tappaa' (to kill), which turns the verb into a noun meaning 'the act of killing.' This form is often used to discuss actions in a general sense. For example, 'lukeminen' (reading) comes from 'lukea' (to read). Learners can create similar nouns by adding '-minen' to verb stems.