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Minnesotan tuomioistuimessa mies tuomittiin elinkautiseen vankeuteen.

In a Minnesota court, a man was sentenced to life in prison.

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1.

Mies ampui poliitikon ja hänen miehensä.

The man shot a politician and her husband.
2.

Poliitikko oli nimeltään Melissa Hortman.

The politician was named Melissa Hortman.
3.

Hän oli demokraattinen edustaja.

She was a Democratic representative.
4.

Mies ampui myös toisen poliitikon Champlinissa.

The man also shot another politician in Champlin.
5.

Toinen poliitikko oli John Hoffman.

The other politician was John Hoffman.
6.

Hoffman oli senaattori.

Hoffman was a senator.
7.

Poliisi otti miehen kiinni metsästä.

Police caught the man in the forest.
8.

Tapahtuma oli kesäkuussa 2025.

The event took place in June 2025.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
tuomita tuomittiin	to sentence was sentenced	passive past tense (impersonal)
ampua ampui	to shoot shot	past tense (3rd person singular)
poliitikko poliitikon	politician politician (genitive)	genitive case
metsä metsästä	forest from the forest	elative case (from inside)
ottaa kiinni otti kiinni	to catch caught	past tense (3rd person singular)
tapahtuma tapahtuma	event	nominative singular

0. Minnesotan tuomioistuimessa mies tuomittiin elinkautiseen vankeuteen.

This sentence uses the passive past tense ('tuomittiin'). In Finnish, the passive is often used to describe actions without specifying who performed them, similar to English 'was sentenced.' The structure is common in news reports. To form it, use the passive past ending '-ttiin' (e.g., 'syödä' → 'syötiin').

1. Mies ampui poliitikon ja hänen miehensä.

The genitive case ('poliitikon') is used here to show possession or connection, similar to English 'of' or the possessive 's. In Finnish, the genitive is marked by the ending '-n' (e.g., 'mies' → 'miehen'). It is often used with names or pronouns to indicate relationships, like 'hänen miehensä' (her husband).

7. Poliisi otti miehen kiinni metsästä.

The elative case ('metsästä') is used to indicate movement from inside a place, like 'from the forest.' The ending '-stä' is added to the noun (e.g., 'koulu' → 'koulusta'). This case is useful for describing where something or someone came from, such as 'tulin kaupasta' (I came from the store).