BBC World Economics 2d ago Original

TSMC ei sulje pois hintojen nousua kustannusten takia.

TSMC does not rule out price increases due to costs.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

TSMC on maailman suurin sirujen valmistaja.

TSMC is the world's largest chip manufacturer.
2.

TSMC tekee siruja Nvidialle, AMD:lle ja Applelle.

TSMC makes chips for Nvidia, AMD, and Apple.
3.

Kustannukset nousevat inflaation vuoksi.

Costs are rising because of inflation.
4.

TSMC:n johtaja sanoo, että kustannukset ovat suuret.

TSMC's leader says that costs are high.
5.

TSMC ei halua tehdä äkillisiä hinnan nousuja.

TSMC does not want to make sudden price hikes.
6.

TSMC sanoo, että arvo heijastuu hintoihin.

TSMC says that value is reflected in prices.
7.

TSMC sanoo teknologian olevan tärkeä.

TSMC says technology is important.
8.

TSMC sanoo valmistuksen olevan tärkeää.

TSMC says manufacturing is important.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
sulkea ei sulje pois	to close/exclude does not rule out	verb, present tense, negative form (ei + verb stem + -e)
nousu nousua	increase/rise increase (partitive singular)	noun, partitive case
kustannus kustannusten	cost of costs (due to costs)	noun, genitive plural
sanoa sanoo	to say says	verb, present tense, 3rd person singular
tehdä tekee	to do/make makes	verb, present tense, 3rd person singular
tärkeä tärkeää	important important (partitive singular)	adjective, partitive case

0. TSMC ei sulje pois hintojen nousua kustannusten takia.

This sentence uses the negative form of the present tense. In Finnish, the negative is formed with 'ei' followed by the verb stem (sulje-). The object 'hintojen nousua' is in the partitive case, which is common after negative verbs to indicate an incomplete action or quantity. Learners can apply this by remembering that after 'ei', the verb loses its personal ending and the object is often in the partitive case.

2. TSMC tekee siruja Nvidialle, AMD:lle ja Applelle.

This sentence uses the allative case ('-lle') to indicate 'for someone'. The allative case is used to show the recipient of an action, similar to 'to' or 'for' in English. For example, 'Annan kirjan ystävälle' (I give the book to a friend). Learners can use this case to describe who benefits from an action.

3. Kustannukset nousevat inflaation vuoksi.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('vuoksi') to express reason or cause, meaning 'because of'. The structure is '[noun] + -n vuoksi', where the noun takes the genitive form. For example, 'sään vuoksi' (because of the weather). This is a useful pattern for learners to express reasons in a natural way.