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Paavi Leo XIV heittää seppeleen mereen.

Pope Leo XIV throws a wreath into the sea.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Hän muistaa Atlantilla hukkuneita siirtolaisia.

He remembers migrants who drowned in the Atlantic.
2.

Paavi on Espanjan Kanariansaarilla.

The pope is on the Canary Islands in Spain.
3.

Hän tuomitsee siirtolaisten kohtelun.

He condemns the treatment of migrants.
4.

Meri on vaarallinen siirtolaisille.

The sea is dangerous for migrants.
5.

Paavi sanoo: 'Ei välinpitämättömyyttä'.

The pope says: 'No indifference'.
6.

Hän heittää seppeleen mereen.

He throws a wreath into the sea.
7.

Paavi on katolisen kirkon johtaja.

The pope is the leader of the Catholic Church.
8.

Siirtolaiset yrittävät päästä Eurooppaan.

Migrants try to reach Europe.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
heittää heittää	to throw throws	present tense, 3rd person singular
seppele seppeleen	wreath a wreath (accusative)	accusative singular
meri mereen	sea into the sea	illative singular
muistaa muistaa	to remember remembers	present tense, 3rd person singular
siirtolainen siirtolaisia	migrant migrants (partitive)	partitive plural
tuomita tuomitsee	to condemn condemns	present tense, 3rd person singular

0. Paavi Leo XIV heittää seppeleen mereen.

This sentence uses the present tense (heittää) to describe an action happening now. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, the 3rd person singular ending is used. This structure is common for describing current actions or general truths, e.g., 'Hän syö' (He eats).

1. Hän muistaa Atlantilla hukkuneita siirtolaisia.

The partitive case (siirtolaisia) is used here to indicate an unspecified or partial quantity. The partitive is often used with plural nouns when referring to an indefinite number of items, e.g., 'Ostan kirjoja' (I buy books). It is also used after certain verbs like 'muistaa' (to remember).

4. Meri on vaarallinen siirtolaisille.

The allative case (siirtolaisille) is used here to indicate 'for whom' something is true. The allative case answers the question 'for whom?' or 'to whom?' and is formed by adding '-lle' to the noun stem. For example, 'Lapselle annetaan lelu' (A toy is given to the child).