The Guardian Life 6d ago Original

Japanissa on uusi sana: kokushobi.

Japan has a new word: kokushobi.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Kokushobi tarkoittaa yli 40 asteen päivää.

Kokushobi means a day over 40 degrees.
2.

Japani kirjasi ensimmäisen kokushobin tiistaina.

Japan recorded its first kokushobi on Tuesday.
3.

Kaupungit Gujo ja Tajimi saavuttivat 40 astetta.

The cities Gujo and Tajimi reached 40 degrees.
4.

Toyotan kaupungissa oli 40,1 astetta.

In Toyota city, it was 40.1 degrees.
5.

Lämpötilat olivat ennätyskorkeat näissä paikoissa.

Temperatures were record high in these places.
6.

Japanin ilmatieteen laitos loi uuden termin.

Japan’s weather agency created the new term.
7.

Termi varoittaa vaarallisesta kuumuudesta.

The term warns about dangerous heat.
8.

Työntekijöitä kehotetaan käyttämään shortseja töissä.

Workers are advised to wear shorts at work.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
sana sana	word	nominative singular
saavuttaa saavuttivat	to reach reached	past tense, 3rd person plural
olla oli	to be was	past tense, 3rd person singular
luoda loi	to create created	past tense, 3rd person singular
varoittaa varoittaa	to warn warns	infinitive (used as noun)
kaupunki kaupungissa	city in the city	inessive singular

0. Japanissa on uusi sana: kokushobi.

The inessive case (-ssa) is used here to indicate location ('in Japan'). In Finnish, the inessive case is commonly used with countries, cities, and enclosed spaces. For example, 'Suomessa' means 'in Finland'. Learners can apply this by adding -ssa to place names when talking about being inside or within them.

3. Kaupungit Gujo ja Tajimi saavuttivat 40 astetta.

The past tense of verbs in Finnish often ends in -i for the 3rd person plural (e.g., 'saavuttivat' from 'saavuttaa'). This form is used to describe actions that happened in the past. For example, 'He söivät' means 'They ate'. Learners can practice this by changing the infinitive ending to -i and adding the personal ending.

4. Toyotan kaupungissa oli 40,1 astetta.

The past tense of 'olla' (to be) is 'oli' for the 3rd person singular. This is a common verb form used to describe past states or events. For example, 'Hän oli väsynyt' means 'He/she was tired'. Learners should memorize this form to talk about past conditions or situations.