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Euronews Economics 1d ago Original

Trump sanoo rakastavansa inflaatiota.

Trump says he loves inflation.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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  1. 1.

    Hän sanoo Yhdysvaltojen ottavan miljoonia tynnyreitä iranilaista öljyä.

    He says the US is taking millions of barrels of Iranian oil.

  2. 2.

    Inflaatio nousee 4,2 prosenttia.

    Inflation rises by 4.2 percent.

  3. 3.

    Trump sanoo energiakustannusten olevan tilapäisiä.

    Trump says energy costs are temporary.

  4. 4.

    Hän sanoo öljyn liikkuvan Hormuzinsalmen läpi.

    He says oil moves through the Strait of Hormuz.

  5. 5.

    Trump pitää uusia inflaatiolukuja hyvinä.

    Trump considers the new inflation numbers good.

  6. 6.

    Iranin konflikti nostaa energiakustannuksia.

    The Iran conflict raises energy costs.

  7. 7.

    Yhdysvaltojen joukot liikuttavat öljyä.

    US troops are moving oil.

  8. 8.

    Trump kommentoi inflaatiota videolla.

    Trump comments on inflation in a video.

Key Words

Word English
sanoa
sanoo
to say
says
ottaa
ottavan
to take
taking (as a present active participle)
öljy
öljyä
oil
oil (partitive)
nousu
nousee
rise
rises
pitää
pitää
to consider/hold
considers
liikkua
liikkuvan
to move
moving (as a present active participle)

0. Trump sanoo rakastavansa inflaatiota.

This sentence uses the present tense of 'sanoa' (to say) in the 3rd person singular ('sanoo'). Finnish often omits the subject pronoun when it is clear from context, but here 'Trump' is explicitly mentioned. The verb 'rakastaa' (to love) is in the -vansa form, which is a possessive suffix indicating that the subject (Trump) is the one loving. This structure is common when reporting someone's feelings or thoughts.

2. Inflaatio nousee 4,2 prosenttia.

The verb 'nousee' (rises) is in the 3rd person singular present tense. Finnish does not use auxiliary verbs like 'is' or 'does' in simple present tense sentences. The partitive case ('prosenttia') is used here because the percentage is an indefinite quantity. Remember to use the partitive case after numbers and when referring to uncountable or partial amounts.

5. Trump pitää uusia inflaatiolukuja hyvinä.

The verb 'pitää' (to consider) is used here with the partitive case ('uusia inflaatiolukuja') and the essive case ('hyvinä'). This structure means 'to consider something as something.' The essive case ('-na/-nä') is used to describe a temporary state or role. For example, 'Hän pitää tätä tärkeänä' (He considers this important).

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