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Japanin Amaterasu-näytös oli Brysselissä.

The Japanese Amaterasu performance was in Brussels.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Näytös oli osa 160-vuotisjuhlia.

The performance was part of 160-year celebrations.
2.

Belgia ja Japani ovat olleet ystäviä 160 vuotta.

Belgium and Japan have been friends for 160 years.
3.

Be-Japon järjesti tapahtuman.

Be-Japon organized the event.
4.

Tapahtumassa oli kimono-esittely.

There was a kimono showcase at the event.
5.

Kimonot ovat japanilaisia vaatteita.

Kimonos are Japanese clothes.
6.

Kulttuurista kiinnostuneet tulivat katsomaan.

Those interested in culture came to watch.
7.

Amaterasu on japanilainen esitys nimeltään.

Amaterasu is the name of a Japanese performance.
8.

Tapahtuma oli Brysselin raatihuoneessa.

The event was held at Brussels Town Hall.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
olla oli	to be was	3rd person singular past tense (imperfect)
järjestää järjesti	to organize organized	3rd person singular past tense (imperfect)
tapahtuma tapahtumassa	event at the event	inessive case (location inside)
ystävä ystäviä	friend friends	partitive plural
tulla tulivat	to come came	3rd person plural past tense (imperfect)
katsomaan katsomaan	to watch (illative of the 3rd infinitive) to watch	illative of the 3rd infinitive (purpose)

0. Japanin Amaterasu-näytös oli Brysselissä.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('-ssä') to indicate location. The inessive case answers the question 'where?' and is used with cities, countries, and enclosed spaces. For example, 'Helsingissä' (in Helsinki) or 'talossa' (in the house). Learners can apply this by adding '-ssa/-ssä' to the stem of a place noun.

1. Näytös oli osa 160-vuotisjuhlia.

The partitive case ('-a/-ä') is used here to indicate an unspecified part of a whole. It is often used after words like 'osa' (part) or 'paljon' (much). For example, 'osa kirjaa' (part of the book) or 'paljon vettä' (a lot of water). Learners should use the partitive when referring to an indefinite quantity or portion.

6. Kulttuurista kiinnostuneet tulivat katsomaan.

The illative case of the 3rd infinitive ('-maan/-mään') is used to express purpose, meaning 'in order to.' Here, 'katsomaan' means 'to watch.' For example, 'Menin kauppaan ostamaan maitoa' (I went to the store to buy milk). Learners can use this structure to describe the reason for an action.