Euronews Life 6d ago Original

Zendaya käyttää 3000 vuotta vanhoja koruja.

Zendaya is wearing 3,000-year-old jewelry.

Finnish · A1 level

Simple Finnish

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1.

Asiantuntijat sanovat, että korut ovat varastettuja.

Experts say the jewelry is stolen.
2.

Korut ovat kultaa ja ne ovat Iranista.

The jewelry is gold and it is from Iran.
3.

Zendaya käytti niitä elokuvan mainoksessa.

Zendaya wore them at a movie promo.
4.

Ihmiset kritisoivat häntä somessa.

People criticized her online.
5.

Toinen henkilö käytti zoroastrialaisen symbolia.

Another person wore a Zoroastrian symbol.
6.

Symboli oli jalkapallon MM-finaalissa.

The symbol was at the football World Cup final.
7.

Korut ovat Barron London -galleriassa.

The jewelry is at Barron London gallery.
8.

Galleria sanoo, että korut ovat laillisia.

The gallery says the jewelry is legal.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
käyttää käyttää	to use/wear is wearing/wears	Present tense, 3rd person singular
olla ovat	to be are	Present tense, 3rd person plural
koru koruja	jewelry jewelry (partitive plural)	Partitive plural
sanoa sanovat	to say say	Present tense, 3rd person plural
kultainen kultaa	golden gold (as material)	Partitive singular (material)
galleria galleriassa	gallery at the gallery	Inessive case (location)

0. Zendaya käyttää 3000 vuotta vanhoja koruja.

This sentence uses the present tense ('käyttää') to describe an ongoing action. In Finnish, the present tense can often be translated as both 'is wearing' and 'wears' in English. The verb agrees with the subject (Zendaya), which is third person singular. To use this structure, simply conjugate the verb in the present tense and place it after the subject.

2. Korut ovat kultaa ja ne ovat Iranista.

Here, the partitive case ('kultaa') is used to describe the material of the jewelry. The partitive case is often used with uncountable nouns or to describe a part of something. In this context, it tells us what the jewelry is made of. To use this structure, add the partitive ending '-a/-ä' to the noun, depending on vowel harmony.

7. Korut ovat Barron London -galleriassa.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('galleriassa') to indicate location. The inessive case answers the question 'where?' and is formed by adding '-ssa/-ssä' to the noun. It is commonly used with places and enclosed spaces. To use this structure, add the appropriate inessive ending to the noun.