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Zaporizhzhian ydinvoimalan sähköt katkaistiin keskiviikkona.

Power to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant was cut off on Wednesday.

Finnish · A2 level

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1.

IAEA kertoo, ettei säteilyn määrässä ole havaittu lisääntymistä.

The IAEA reports that no increase in radiation levels has been detected.
2.

Ukraina iski öljynjalostamoon Krasnodarissa ja aiheutti tulipalon.

Ukraine struck an oil refinery in Krasnodar, causing a fire.
3.

Räjähdyksessä loukkaantui kolme ihmistä, Venäjä sanoo.

Three people were injured in the explosion, Russia says.
4.

Saksa lupaa jatkaa tukeaan Ukrainalle EU:n huippukokouksen alla.

Germany promises to continue supporting Ukraine ahead of the EU summit.
5.

Saksa, Ranska ja Iso-Britannia tapasivat Venäjän apulaisulkoministerin torstaina.

Germany, France, and the UK met Russia's deputy foreign minister on Thursday.
6.

Venäjä syytti länsimaita tuhoisasta politiikasta tapaamisessa.

Russia accused Western countries of destructive policies during the meeting.
7.

Venäjän miehittämässä Sevastopolissa on pulaa polttoaineesta.

There is a shortage of fuel in Sevastopol, which Russia occupies.
8.

Ukraina ampui alas 33 droonia Sevastopolin yllä yöllä.

Ukraine shot down 33 drones over Sevastopol during the night.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
katkaista katkaistiin	to cut off was cut off	passive past tense (impersonal)
havaita on havaittu	to detect has been detected	passive present perfect (impersonal)
iskeä iski	to strike struck	past tense (3rd person singular)
miehittää miehittämässä	to occupy which is occupied (in the state of being occupied)	inessive case (location, -ssa)
pula pulaa	shortage shortage (partitive)	partitive case (indefinite quantity)
ampua alas ampui alas	to shoot down shot down	phrasal verb (past tense)

0. Zaporizhzhian ydinvoimalan sähköt katkaistiin keskiviikkona.

This sentence uses the passive past tense ('katkaistiin'). In Finnish, the passive is often used in news reports to describe actions without specifying who performed them. The passive past is formed by adding '-ttiin' or '-tiin' to the verb stem. For example, 'katkaista' (to cut off) becomes 'katkaistiin' (was cut off). This structure is common in formal writing and news contexts.

1. IAEA kertoo, ettei säteilyn määrässä ole havaittu lisääntymistä.

This sentence features the impersonal passive perfect tense ('on havaittu'). The passive perfect is formed with the auxiliary 'olla' (to be) in the present tense and the passive past participle of the main verb. Here, 'havaita' (to detect) becomes 'havaittu' (detected). This structure is used to describe actions that have been completed without focusing on the doer, which is typical in news reporting.

7. Venäjän miehittämässä Sevastopolissa on pulaa polttoaineesta.

The inessive case ('-ssa') is used here to indicate location or state. 'Miehittämässä' (in the state of being occupied) describes the condition of Sevastopol. The inessive case is formed by adding '-ssa' or '-ssä' to the stem of the word. For example, 'kaupunki' (city) becomes 'kaupungissa' (in the city). This case is essential for describing where something is happening or the state something is in.