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Aktivisti Sonam Wangchuk lopettaa nälkälakon.

Activist Sonam Wangchuk ends hunger strike.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Intian hallitus keskustelee opiskelijoiden kanssa perjantaina.

The Indian government will discuss with students on Friday.
2.

Poliisi käyttää voimakasta voimaa mielenosoituksissa.

Police use strong force in demonstrations.
3.

Opiskelijat vaativat ministerin eroa.

Students demand the minister's resignation.
4.

Poliisi kiistää liiallisen voiman käytön.

Police deny using excessive force.
5.

Wangchuk lopetti nälkälakon saadessaan lupauksia.

Wangchuk ended the hunger strike after getting promises.
6.

Hallitus lupaa keskustella tenttivuosien ongelmista.

The government promises to discuss problems with exam years.
7.

Opiskelijoita on loukkaantunut mielenosoituksissa.

Students have been injured in demonstrations.
8.

Mielenosoitukset jatkuvat ympäri Intiaa.

Protests continue across India.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
lopettaa lopettaa	to end/stop ends/stops	infinitive (present tense verb)
keskustella keskustelee	to discuss discusses/will discuss	present tense verb (3rd person singular)
opiskelija opiskelijoiden	student of students	genitive plural
mielenosoitus mielenosoituksissa	demonstration/protest in demonstrations	inessive plural
vaatia vaativat	to demand demand	present tense verb (3rd person plural)
luvata lupaa	to promise promises	present tense verb (3rd person singular)

0. Aktivisti Sonam Wangchuk lopettaa nälkälakon.

This sentence uses the present tense verb 'lopettaa' (to end) in the 3rd person singular form. In Finnish, present tense verbs often end in '-a/-ä' for the 3rd person singular. This form is used to describe actions happening now or in the near future. For example, 'Hän syö' (He/She eats) or 'Hän puhuu' (He/She speaks).

1. Intian hallitus keskustelee opiskelijoiden kanssa perjantaina.

The postposition 'kanssa' (with) is used here with the genitive case 'opiskelijoiden' (of students). In Finnish, postpositions often require the genitive case. For example, 'minun kanssa' (with me) or 'hänen kanssa' (with him/her). This structure is very common in everyday speech.

3. Opiskelijat vaativat ministerin eroa.

The verb 'vaatia' (to demand) is used here in the 3rd person plural form 'vaativat'. Finnish verbs change their endings based on the subject. For plural subjects, verbs often end in '-vat/-vät'. For example, 'He syövät' (They eat) or 'He puhuvat' (They speak). This pattern helps learners identify the subject of the sentence.