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Saksa on valmis MM-kisoihin.

Germany is ready for the World Cup.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Valmentaja sanoo olosuhteiden olevan hyvät.

The coach says the conditions are good.
2.

Tiimi on harjoitellut kaksi vuotta.

The team has trained for two years.
3.

Pelaajat ovat nyt Yhdysvalloissa.

The players are now in the United States.
4.

Maalivahti Neuer ei pelaa loukkaantumisen vuoksi.

Goalkeeper Neuer is not playing due to an injury.
5.

Saksa voitti ystävyysottelun Yhdysvaltoja vastaan.

Germany won a friendly match against the USA.
6.

Pelaajat ovat luottavaisia tulevaan.

The players are confident about the future.
7.

Nuoret pelaajat haluavat voittaa.

Young players want to win.
8.

Ensimmäinen ottelu on sunnuntaina.

The first match is on Sunday.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
olla on	to be is	3rd person singular present tense
harjoitella harjoitellut	to practice/train has trained	past participle (perfect tense)
voittaa voitti	to win won	past tense (imperfect)
pelaaja pelaajat	player players	nominative plural
ottelu ottelun	match match (genitive)	genitive singular
Yhdysvallat Yhdysvaltoja vastaan	United States against the USA	partitive plural + postposition

0. Saksa on valmis MM-kisoihin.

This sentence uses the illative case ('MM-kisoihin') to express direction or purpose. The illative case answers the question 'mihin?' (to where?/for what?). Here, it indicates that Germany is ready 'for the World Cup.' To form the illative, add '-Vn' (where V is the last vowel of the word stem) to words ending in a vowel, like 'kisa' → 'kisoihin.' This is a common pattern for expressing goals or destinations in Finnish.

3. Pelaajat ovat nyt Yhdysvalloissa.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('Yhdysvalloissa') to indicate location. The inessive case answers the question 'missä?' (where?). Here, it shows that the players are 'in the United States.' To form the inessive, add '-ssa/-ssä' to the word stem, depending on vowel harmony. For example, 'kaupunki' (city) becomes 'kaupungissa' (in the city). This is a fundamental case for describing where something is happening.

8. Ensimmäinen ottelu on sunnuntaina.

This sentence uses the essive case ('sunnuntaina') to express time. The essive case answers the question 'milloin?' (when?). Here, it indicates that the match is 'on Sunday.' To form the essive, add '-na/-nä' to the word stem, depending on vowel harmony. For example, 'maanantai' (Monday) becomes 'maanantaina' (on Monday). This is a key structure for talking about days and times in Finnish.