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Australia varoittaa Kiinaa.

Australia warns China.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Penny Wong puhuu torstaina.

Penny Wong speaks on Thursday.
2.

Hän sanoo, että Australia ei pelkää.

She says Australia is not afraid.
3.

Kiina on tehnyt vaarallisia tekoja.

China has done dangerous acts.
4.

Australia rakentaa aseita.

Australia is building weapons.
5.

Australia haluaa rauhaa Aasiassa.

Australia wants peace in Asia.
6.

Penny Wong on ulkoministeri.

Penny Wong is the foreign minister.
7.

Aseet ovat ydinaseita.

The weapons are nuclear weapons.
8.

Australia ei anna Kiinan uhkailla itseään.

Australia will not let China bully it.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
varoittaa varoittaa	to warn warns	present tense, 3rd person singular
tehdä tehnyt	to do has done	past participle (perfect tense)
ase aseita	weapon weapons	partitive plural
uhkailla uhkailla	to bully	infinitive (with object in partitive)
pelätä pelkää	to fear is afraid	present tense, 3rd person singular (negative form)
ulkoministeri ulkoministeri	foreign minister	nominative singular

0. Australia varoittaa Kiinaa.

This sentence uses the present tense (varoittaa) to describe an ongoing or general action. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, the 3rd person singular ending (-a) is used. This structure is common for stating facts or current situations. For example, 'Hän puhuu' (He/she speaks).

2. Hän sanoo, että Australia ei pelkää.

This sentence introduces the negative form of the verb 'pelätä' (to fear). In Finnish, the negative is formed using 'ei' + the verb stem (pelkää). The word 'että' (that) is a conjunction introducing a subordinate clause. This pattern is useful for reporting speech or thoughts. For example, 'Hän sanoo, että hän ei tiedä' (He/she says that he/she does not know).

3. Kiina on tehnyt vaarallisia tekoja.

This sentence uses the perfect tense ('on tehnyt') to describe a past action with present relevance. The perfect tense is formed with the present tense of 'olla' (to be) + the past participle of the main verb. Here, 'tehnyt' is the past participle of 'tehdä' (to do). This structure is common for actions completed in the past. For example, 'Hän on syönyt' (He/she has eaten).