Kaksi yhdysvaltalaista lentäjää kuoli Dominikaanisessa tasavallassa.
Two American pilots died in the Dominican Republic.
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Lentokone syöksyi maahan yrittäessään tehdä hätälaskua.
The plane crashed while attempting to make an emergency landing.
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Lentäjät olivat matkalla noutamaan Yadier Molinaa ja hänen perhettään.
The pilots were on their way to pick up Yadier Molina and his family.
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Molina kertoi asiasta sosiaalisessa mediassa.
Molina shared the news on social media.
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Lentokone oli matkalla Texasiin.
The plane was en route to Texas.
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Viranomaiset vahvistivat lentäjien kuoleman.
Authorities confirmed the pilots' deaths.
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Onnettomuus tapahtui Dominikaanisessa tasavallassa.
The accident occurred in the Dominican Republic.
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Lentokone syttyi tuleen maahansyöksyn jälkeen.
The plane caught fire after the crash.
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Molina oli entinen baseballtähti.
Molina was a former baseball star.
Key Words
| Word | English |
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kuolla
kuoli
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to die
died
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lentokone
lentokoneen
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airplane
of the airplane (or the airplane's)
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syöksyä
syöksyi
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to crash/dive
crashed
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matka
matkalla
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trip/journey
on the way
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vahvistaa
vahvistivat
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to confirm
confirmed
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tapahtua
tapahtui
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to happen/occur
happened
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1. Lentokone syöksyi maahan yrittäessään tehdä hätälaskua.
This sentence uses the past tense (imperfect) verb form 'syöksyi' (crashed) to describe a completed action in the past. Finnish past tense is formed by adding '-i' to the verb stem. Here, 'syöksyä' becomes 'syöksyi.' This structure is common in news reports to describe events that have already occurred. Learners can practice this by forming past tense sentences about recent events, e.g., 'Hän meni kauppaan' (He went to the store).
2. Lentäjät olivat matkalla noutamaan Yadier Molinaa ja hänen perhettään.
The phrase 'olivat matkalla' (were on the way) uses the adessive case ('matkalla') to indicate location or state. The adessive case answers the question 'where?' and is formed by adding '-lla/-llä' to the noun stem. Here, 'matka' becomes 'matkalla.' This structure is useful for describing ongoing actions or travel. Learners can use it to talk about their own journeys, e.g., 'Olen töissä' (I am at work).
7. Lentokone syttyi tuleen maahansyöksyn jälkeen.
The postposition 'jälkeen' (after) is used here with the genitive case ('maahansyöksyn') to indicate the time sequence of events. Finnish often uses postpositions instead of prepositions, and they require the preceding noun to be in the genitive case. For example, 'kirjan jälkeen' (after the book). Learners can practice this by describing sequences, e.g., 'Syömisen jälkeen menin nukkumaan' (After eating, I went to sleep).
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