The Guardian Life 6d ago Original

Lontoon sairaalassa seurataan terveydenhoitajaa Ebolan vuoksi.

A health worker is being monitored in a London hospital because of Ebola.

Finnish · A2 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Terveydenhoitaja oli työskennellyt Kongossa, jossa on Ebolaa.

The health worker had worked in Congo, where Ebola exists.
2.

Terveydenhoitaja tuotiin Kongosta Lontooseen sairaalaan.

The health worker was brought from Congo to a hospital in London.
3.

Terveydenhoitaja oli hoitanut potilaita, joilla oli Ebolaa.

The health worker had treated patients who had Ebola.
4.

Terveydenhoitajaa seurataan sairaalassa, koska hän oli lähellä sairastuneita potilaita.

The health worker is being monitored in the hospital because they were near infected patients.
5.

Terveydenhoitaja oli ollut Kongossa, jossa tauti leviää.

The health worker was in Congo, where the disease spreads.
6.

Terveydenhoitajaa ei ole vielä saanut Ebolaa, mutta häntä seurataan.

The health worker has not yet gotten Ebola but is being watched.
7.

Terveydenhoitaja oli työskennellyt Kongossa, jossa tauti on vaarallinen.

The health worker worked in Congo, where the disease is dangerous.
8.

Terveydenhoitajaa seurataan sairaalassa, koska hän oli lähellä Ebola-potilaita.

The health worker is being monitored in the hospital because they were near Ebola patients.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
seurata seurataan	to monitor/follow is being monitored	passive present tense (3rd person singular)
tuoda tuotiin	to bring was brought	passive past tense
sairaala sairaalaan	hospital to a hospital	illative case (into)
potilas potilaita	patient patients	partitive plural
levitä leviää	to spread spreads	present tense (3rd person singular)
tarkkailla seurataan	to observe/watch is being monitored (contextually interchangeable with 'tarkkailla')	passive present tense

0. Lontoon sairaalassa seurataan terveydenhoitajaa Ebolan vuoksi.

The sentence uses the passive present tense ('seurataan'). In Finnish, the passive voice is often used to describe general actions without specifying the subject. Here, it emphasizes the monitoring action rather than who is doing it. Learners can use this structure to describe ongoing processes, e.g., 'Kirjoja luetaan' (Books are being read). The passive is formed by adding '-an/-än' or '-taan/-tään' to the verb stem.

2. Terveydenhoitaja tuotiin Kongosta Lontooseen sairaalaan.

This sentence uses the illative case ('sairaalaan') to indicate movement into a place. The illative case is formed by adding '-an/-än', '-en', or '-seen' to the noun stem, depending on the word type. Here, it shows the direction of the action (bringing someone to the hospital). Learners can practice this by describing movement into locations, e.g., 'Menen kauppaan' (I am going to the store).

4. Terveydenhoitajaa seurataan sairaalassa, koska hän oli lähellä sairastuneita potilaita.

The partitive plural ('potilaita') is used here to describe an unspecified number of patients. The partitive case is often used with plural nouns when the exact quantity is unknown or irrelevant. It is formed by adding '-a/-ä', '-ta/-tä', or '-ja/-jä' to the noun stem. Learners can use this to describe groups of things, e.g., 'Ostan kirjoja' (I am buying books).