Tagesschau Economics 1d ago Original

EZB nostaa ohjauskorkoa ensimmäisen kerran kolmeen vuoteen.

The ECB is raising the key interest rate for the first time in three years.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Korkojen nousu tekee lainoista kalliimpia.

Higher interest rates make loans more expensive.
2.

Säästäjät saavat enemmän tuottoa säästöilleen.

Savers earn more interest on their savings.
3.

EZB:n henkilökunta syö hyvässä ruokalassa Frankfurtissa.

ECB staff eat in a good canteen in Frankfurt.
4.

Ruokalassa on paljon lasia ja modernia designia.

The canteen has a lot of glass and modern design.
5.

Ruoka tulee yhdysvaltalaiselta catering-yritykseltä.

The food comes from an American catering company.
6.

EZB testaa digitaalista euroa omassa ruokalassaan.

The ECB is testing a digital euro in its own canteen.
7.

Digitaalinen euro tulee kaikille euroalueen asukkaille vuonna 2029.

The digital euro will be available to all eurozone residents in 2029.
8.

Öljyn hinta nousee ja aiheuttaa inflaatiota.

Oil prices are rising and causing inflation.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
nostaa nostaa	to raise is raising	Present tense, active voice
ohjauskorko ohjauskorkoa	key interest rate key interest rate (partitive singular)	Partitive case (singular)
tehdä tekee	to do/make makes	Present tense, 3rd person singular
ruokala ruokalassa	canteen in the canteen	Inessive case (singular)
tulla tulee	to come comes	Present tense, 3rd person singular
digitaalinen digitaalista	digital digital (partitive singular)	Partitive case (singular, adjective)

0. EZB nostaa ohjauskorkoa ensimmäisen kerran kolmeen vuoteen.

This sentence uses the present tense ('nostaa') to describe an ongoing or current action. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, the 3rd person singular form is used because the subject (EZB) is singular. The present tense is often used in news headlines or reports to describe current events, even if the action is temporary.

1. Korkojen nousu tekee lainoista kalliimpia.

This sentence demonstrates the use of the elative case ('lainoista') to indicate 'from' or 'out of' something. Here, it is used to show that loans become more expensive as a result of the interest rate increase. The elative case is formed by adding '-sta/-stä' to the noun stem. This case is commonly used with verbs that describe changes or effects, such as 'tehdä' (to make).

3. EZB:n henkilökunta syö hyvässä ruokalassa Frankfurtissa.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('ruokalassa') to indicate location inside something. The inessive case is formed by adding '-ssa/-ssä' to the noun stem. Here, it tells us where the ECB staff are eating. The inessive case is a fundamental locational case in Finnish and is essential for describing where actions take place.