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Uudet EU:n turvapaikkasäännöt tulevat voimaan perjantaina.

New EU asylum rules come into force on Friday.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

SPD haluaa vähentää Saksan rajavalvontaa.

SPD wants to reduce border controls in Germany.
2.

Uudet säännöt vähentävät turvapaikanhakijoiden määrää.

The new rules reduce the number of asylum seekers.
3.

SPD sanoo, että rajavalvontaa voi vähentää.

SPD says border controls can be reduced.
4.

Unioni ei pidä rajavalvonnan vähentämistä hyvänä.

The Union does not think reducing border controls is good.
5.

SPD:n poliitikko Sebastian Fiedler puhuu asiasta.

SPD politician Sebastian Fiedler talks about the issue.
6.

Uudet säännöt alkavat vaikuttaa nopeasti.

The new rules will start to take effect quickly.
7.

Unioni haluaa pitää rajavalvonnan voimassa.

The Union wants to keep border controls in place.
8.

SPD ehdottaa, että valvontaa vähennetään pikkuhiljaa.

SPD suggests reducing controls little by little.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
tulla tulevat	to come come (3rd person plural)	Present tense, plural
vähentää vähentää	to reduce	Infinitive
sääntö säännöt	rule rules	Nominative plural
rajavalvonta rajavalvontaa	border control border control (partitive)	Partitive singular
haluta haluaa	to want wants	Present tense, 3rd person singular
puhua puhuu	to speak talks	Present tense, 3rd person singular

0. Uudet EU:n turvapaikkasäännöt tulevat voimaan perjantaina.

This sentence uses the present tense ('tulevat') to describe a future event, which is common in Finnish when the timing is clear from context (e.g., 'perjantaina'). The structure 'tulla voimaan' (come into force) is a fixed phrase. Learners can use this pattern to talk about laws or rules taking effect, e.g., 'Laki tulee voimaan ensi kuussa' (The law comes into force next month).

1. SPD haluaa vähentää Saksan rajavalvontaa.

The verb 'haluta' (to want) is followed by the infinitive form of another verb ('vähentää'). This is a common pattern in Finnish for expressing desires or intentions. The partitive case ('rajavalvontaa') is used here because the object is affected but not fully completed. Learners can practice this structure with other verbs, e.g., 'Hän haluaa ostaa uuden auton' (He wants to buy a new car).

5. SPD:n poliitikko Sebastian Fiedler puhuu asiasta.

The genitive case ('SPD:n') is used here to show possession or affiliation, similar to the English 'of' or apostrophe-s. The word 'asiasta' (about the issue) is in the elative case, which is used to indicate movement out of or speaking about something. Learners can use this pattern to describe topics of conversation, e.g., 'Puhun säästä' (I talk about the weather).