Euronews Economics 4d ago Original

Euroopan keskuspankki pitää koron ennallaan.

The European Central Bank keeps the interest rate unchanged.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Korko on 2,25 prosenttia.

The interest rate is 2.25 percent.
2.

Korko ei muutu tänä torstaina.

The interest rate does not change this Thursday.
3.

Kesäkuussa oli ensimmäinen koronnosto kolmeen vuoteen.

In June, there was the first interest rate hike in three years.
4.

Inflaatio laskee hieman.

Inflation is decreasing slightly.
5.

Sota Lähi-idässä nostaa energian hintoja.

The war in the Middle East is raising energy prices.
6.

Toinen koron nousu on mahdollinen syksyllä.

A second interest rate hike is possible in autumn.
7.

Energian hinnat nousevat uuden sodan takia.

Energy prices are rising because of the new war.
8.

Pankki odottaa uutta päätöstä.

The bank is waiting for a new decision.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
pitää pitää	to keep keeps	Present tense, 3rd person singular
koronnosto koronnosto	interest rate hike	Noun, nominative singular
nousu nousu	rise/increase rise	Noun, nominative singular
nostaa nostaa	to raise raises	Present tense, 3rd person singular
odottaa odottaa	to wait/expect is waiting	Present tense, 3rd person singular
päätös päätöstä	decision for a decision	Noun, partitive singular

0. Euroopan keskuspankki pitää koron ennallaan.

This sentence uses the present tense (pitää) to describe a current state or action. In Finnish, the present tense is formed by adding personal endings to the verb stem. Here, 'pitää' is in the 3rd person singular form, which is used for subjects like 'Euroopan keskuspankki' (it). This structure is common for describing ongoing actions or states, e.g., 'Hän syö' (He/She eats).

2. Korko ei muutu tänä torstaina.

This sentence introduces the negative form of the present tense. In Finnish, the negative is formed using 'ei' + the verb stem (here, 'muutu' becomes 'muutu' in the negative). The word 'tänä' (this) is used with time expressions in the essive case to indicate 'on this [day]'. For example, 'tänä maanantaina' (on this Monday). This pattern is useful for talking about specific times.

4. Inflaatio laskee hieman.

This sentence uses an adverb ('hieman') to describe the degree of the action. In Finnish, adverbs often end in '-sti' (e.g., 'nopeasti' = quickly) or are short words like 'hieman' (a little). Adverbs modify verbs, adjectives, or other adverbs. Here, 'hieman' tells us *how much* inflation is decreasing. This is a simple way to add detail to sentences.