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The Guardian Life 1d ago Original

Tapanulin orangit kuolivat rankkasateessa Indonesiassa.

Tapanuli orangutans died in heavy rain in Indonesia.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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  1. 1.

    Satoi neljän päivän ajan rankasti.

    It rained heavily for four days.

  2. 2.

    Satoi yli 1000 millimetriä.

    Over 1000 millimetres of rain fell.

  3. 3.

    Satoi marraskuussa 2025.

    It rained in November 2025.

  4. 4.

    Tapanulin orangoja jäi eloon 800.

    800 Tapanuli orangutans remain alive.

  5. 5.

    Rankkasateessa kuoli 58 orankia.

    58 orangutans died in the heavy rain.

  6. 6.

    Rankkasateessa kuoli 7 prosenttia kaikista orangista.

    7 percent of all orangutans died in the heavy rain.

  7. 7.

    Rankkasateessa kuoli 11 prosenttia paikallisista orangista.

    11 percent of the local orangutans died in the heavy rain.

  8. 8.

    Tutkimus kertoo tästä asiasta.

    A study reports on this matter.

Key Words

Word English
kuolla
kuolivat
to die
died
sataa
satoi
to rain
rained
orangit
orangista
orangutans
of orangutans
päivä
päivän
day
of a day / for a day
tutkimus
tutkimus
study/research
prosentti
prosenttia
percent

1. Satoi neljän päivän ajan rankasti.

The sentence uses the past tense form 'satoi' (it rained). In Finnish, the past tense is often formed by adding '-i' to the verb stem. Here, 'sataa' (to rain) becomes 'satoi'. This structure is used to describe actions that happened in the past. For example, 'Hän söi' (He/she ate).

4. Tapanulin orangoja jäi eloon 800.

The phrase 'jäi eloon' (remained alive) uses the verb 'jäädä' (to remain) in the past tense ('jäi'). The illative case 'eloon' (into life) is used to indicate the state of remaining alive. This structure is common when talking about survival or continuation in a state. For example, 'Hän jäi kotiin' (He/she stayed at home).

6. Rankkasateessa kuoli 7 prosenttia kaikista orangista.

The elative case 'orangista' (of orangutans) is used to indicate 'from among' or 'out of' a group. In Finnish, the elative case is formed by adding '-sta/-stä' to the noun stem. This case is often used with percentages or quantities to specify a part of a whole. For example, 'viisi oppilaista' (five of the students).

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