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Poliisi pidätti pankkiryöstäjän Regensburgissa.

Police arrested a bank robber in Regensburg.

Finnish · A2 level

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1.

Poliisi sanoi, että epäilty on 20-vuotias saksalainen.

Police said the suspect is a 20-year-old German.
2.

Yksi ihminen kuoli sairaalassa.

One person died in the hospital.
3.

Poliisi ei kerro motiivista tai taustoista.

Police did not report the motive or background.
4.

Poliisi vei kaksi ihmistä ulos rakennuksesta.

Police took two people out of the building.
5.

Alue suljettiin laajalle alueelle.

The area was cordoned off extensively.
6.

Poliisi epäilee, että tekijä oli yksin.

Police suspect the perpetrator acted alone.
7.

Poliiseja ja pelastajia oli paikalla suuressa määrin.

There were many police officers and rescuers at the scene.
8.

Ihmisiä pyydettiin pysymään poissa tapahtumapaikalta.

People were asked to stay away from the scene.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
pidättää pidätti	to arrest arrested	past tense (imperfect)
ryöstäjä pankkiryöstäjän	robber bank robber (genitive case)	genitive singular
sulkea suljettiin	to close, to cordon off was cordoned off	passive past tense
epäillä epäilee	to suspect suspects	present tense (3rd person singular)
ihminen ihmisiä	person, human people (partitive plural)	partitive plural
paikka tapahtumapaikalta	place, scene from the scene (ablative case)	ablative singular (mistä? = from where?)

0. Poliisi pidätti pankkiryöstäjän Regensburgissa.

This sentence uses the **genitive case** for 'pankkiryöstäjä' ('pankkiryöstäjän'). The genitive case is often used after certain verbs like 'pidättää' (to arrest) to indicate the object of the action. In general, the genitive case answers the question 'kenen?' (whose?) or is used to show possession or direct objects of specific verbs. For example: 'Hän näki miehen auton' (He saw the man's car).

5. Alue suljettiin laajalle alueelle.

This sentence features the **passive past tense** ('suljettiin'). In Finnish, the passive voice is often used to describe actions without specifying who performed them, which is common in news reporting. The passive past tense is formed by adding '-ttiin' or '-tiin' to the verb stem. For example: 'Ovi avattiin' (The door was opened). This structure is useful for formal or impersonal statements.

8. Ihmisiä pyydettiin pysymään poissa tapahtumapaikalta.

The **ablative case** ('tapahtumapaikalta') is used here to indicate movement away from a place. The ablative case answers the question 'mistä?' (from where?). It is often used with verbs like 'pysyä poissa' (to stay away) to show the location one is moving away from. For example: 'Hän lähti kotoa' (He left from home). This case is essential for describing directions and locations in Finnish.