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Ranskassa päätetään D-Day-rannoista heinäkuussa.

In France, the D-Day beaches will be decided on in July.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

UNESCO päättää rannoista 24.–27. heinäkuuta.

UNESCO will decide on the beaches from the 24th to the 27th of July.
2.

Rannat ovat tärkeitä toisen maailmansodan muistoja.

The beaches are important memories of World War II.
3.

Rannat ovat Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno ja Sword.

The beaches are Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno, and Sword.
4.

Rantoihin kuuluvat myös Pointe du Hoc ja Arromanches.

The beaches also include Pointe du Hoc and Arromanches.
5.

Vuonna 1944 yli 150 000 sotilasta nousi maihin.

In 1944, over 150,000 soldiers landed on the coast.
6.

Sotilaat tulivat pääosin Yhdysvalloista, Britanniasta ja Kanadasta.

The soldiers came mainly from the United States, Britain and Canada.
7.

Rannat ovat tärkeitä turismille ja työllisyydelle.

The beaches are important for tourism and employment.
8.

UNESCO suojelee rantoja eroosiolta ja merenpinnan nousulta.

UNESCO protects the beaches from erosion and rising sea levels.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
päättää päätetään	to decide is decided (passive)	Passive present tense
ranta rannoista	beach about the beaches	Elative case (plural)
tulla tulivat	to come came	Past tense (3rd person plural)
suojella suojelee	to protect protects	Present tense (3rd person singular)
nousta nousi	to rise/land landed	Past tense (3rd person singular)
meri merenpinnan	sea sea level's	Genitive case + noun compound

0. Ranskassa päätetään D-Day-rannoista heinäkuussa.

This sentence uses the passive present tense ('päätetään'). In Finnish, the passive is often used to describe general actions where the subject is not specified. Here, it indicates that a decision will be made, but it doesn’t specify who will make it. You can use this structure to talk about general actions, e.g., 'Täällä syödään paljon kalaa' (A lot of fish is eaten here).

2. Rannat ovat tärkeitä toisen maailmansodan muistoja.

This sentence uses the partitive plural form of the adjective 'tärkeä' ('tärkeitä'). In Finnish, adjectives must agree with the noun they describe in number and case. Here, 'rannat' is in the nominative plural, so the adjective must also be in the nominative plural. For example, 'Hänellä on kauniit silmät' (She has beautiful eyes).

5. Vuonna 1944 yli 150 000 sotilasta nousi maihin.

This sentence uses the past tense ('nousi') to describe a completed action. In Finnish, the past tense is formed by adding the suffix '-i' to the verb stem. Here, 'nousta' (to rise/land) becomes 'nousi' (landed). This is a common way to talk about past events, e.g., 'Hän söi aamupalan' (He ate breakfast).