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Zen-mestaria syytetään pelottelusta ja rahan keräämisestä.

The Zen master is accused of intimidation and collecting money.

Finnish · A2 level

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1.

Steffi kertoi olleensa 25 vuotta zen-ryhmässä.

Steffi said she was in a Zen group for 25 years.
2.

Hän tunsi mestarin rakastavan ja suojelevan häntä.

She felt the master loved and protected her.
3.

Mestari teki pitkiä katseita, jotka Steffistä tuntuivat sielun katselulta.

The master did long stares that felt like looking into her soul.
4.

Steffi sanoo mestarin rakentaneen pelon ja riippuvuuden verkostoa.

Steffi says the master built a network of fear and dependency.
5.

Mestari sanoi oppilailleen, että poistuminen johtaa pahaan jälleensyntymään.

The master told his students that leaving leads to bad rebirth.
6.

Ryhmä keräsi rahaa muun muassa matkoihin ja autoon koodisanalla 'kuchen'.

The group collected money for, among other things, trips and a car using the code word 'kuchen'.
7.

Steffi ja muut oppilaat kertovat tunteneensa itsensä manipuloiduiksi.

Steffi and other students say they felt manipulated.
8.

Mestari kiistää syytökset ja sanoo tekevänsä vapaaehtoisia lahjoituksia.

The master denies the accusations and says he makes voluntary donations.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
syyttää syytetään	to accuse is accused	passive present tense (3rd person singular)
rakentaa rakentaneen	to build having built	past active participle (genitive case)
riippuvuus riippuvuuden	dependency of dependency	genitive case
kerätä keräsi	to collect collected	past tense (3rd person singular)
poistuminen poistuminen	leaving leaving (as a consequence)	nominative case (subject of the sentence)
lahjoitus lahjoituksia	donation donations	partitive plural

0. Zen-mestaria syytetään pelottelusta ja rahan keräämisestä.

The sentence uses the passive present tense ('syytetään') to indicate that the subject (Zen-mestaria) is being acted upon. In Finnish, the passive is often used to describe general actions without specifying the agent. The partitive case ('Zen-mestaria') is used here because the action is ongoing and not necessarily completed. Learners can practice this structure to describe situations where the focus is on the action rather than who performs it.

4. Steffi sanoo mestarin rakentaneen pelon ja riippuvuuden verkostoa.

This sentence features the past active participle ('rakentaneen') in the genitive case, which is used to describe an action completed by the subject ('mestarin'). The genitive case often indicates possession or a relationship between nouns. Here, it shows that the master is the one who built the network. Learners can use this structure to describe actions completed by a subject in complex sentences.

5. Mestari sanoi oppilailleen, että poistuminen johtaa pahaan jälleensyntymään.

The sentence uses the illative case ('jälleensyntymään') to indicate direction or result, specifically the outcome of an action ('johtaa'). The illative case is often used with verbs that imply movement or change, such as 'johtaa' (to lead). Learners can practice this structure to describe consequences or results of actions, e.g., 'Tämä johtaa ongelmaan' (This leads to a problem).