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Tuhannet ihmiset protestoivat sunnuntaina Palma de Mallorcassa.

Thousands of people protested on Sunday in Palma de Mallorca.

Finnish · A2 level

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1.

He haluavat rajoittaa turistien määrää Mallorcalla.

They want to limit the number of tourists on Mallorca.
2.

Asuntojen hinnat ovat nousseet kalliiksi paikallisille.

Housing prices have become too expensive for locals.
3.

Demonstrantit kantoivat kylttejä, joissa luki 'Mallorca overbooked'.

Demonstrators carried signs that read 'Mallorca overbooked'.
4.

He kantoivat myös pahvisia risteilyaluksia kaduilla.

They also carried cardboard cruise ships in the streets.
5.

Mallorcalaiset sanovat, että turismi on mennyt liian pitkälle.

Mallorcans say tourism has gone too far.
6.

He haluavat parempaa turismimallia, jossa laatu on tärkeämpää kuin määrä.

They want a better tourism model where quality matters more than quantity.
7.

Hallitus on yrittänyt rajoittaa uusia loma-asuntoja, mutta se ei riitä.

The government has tried to limit new holiday apartments, but it’s not enough.
8.

Vuonna 2023 Mallorcalle tuli yli 13 miljoonaa turistia.

In 2023, over 13 million tourists came to Mallorca.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
protestoida protestoivat	to protest protested	3rd person plural past tense (imperfect)
rajoittaa rajoittaa	to limit	infinitive
nousu nousseet	rise/increase have risen	past participle (plural, nominative)
kantaa kantoivat	to carry carried	3rd person plural past tense (imperfect)
malli turismimallia	model tourism model	partitive singular
tulla tuli	to come came	3rd person singular past tense (imperfect)

0. Tuhannet ihmiset protestoivat sunnuntaina Palma de Mallorcassa.

This sentence uses the **plural nominative case** for 'tuhannet ihmiset' (thousands of people). In Finnish, the subject of a sentence is always in the nominative case. Here, 'ihmiset' is the plural form of 'ihminen' (person), and 'tuhannet' (thousands) agrees with it in number and case. To form the plural nominative, you typically add '-t' to the singular stem (e.g., 'ihminen' → 'ihmiset'). This structure is essential for describing groups or quantities in Finnish.

2. Asuntojen hinnat ovat nousseet kalliiksi paikallisille.

This sentence features the **past participle** 'nousseet' (have risen) in the plural nominative form. Finnish uses the past participle with 'olla' (to be) to form the perfect tense, similar to English 'have/has + past participle.' Here, 'ovat nousseet' means 'have risen.' The participle agrees with the subject ('hinnat') in number and case. To form the past participle, add '-nut/-nyt' (for type 1 verbs) or '-tt/-t' (for other verb types) to the verb stem (e.g., 'nousta' → 'noussut' → 'nousseet').

6. He haluavat parempaa turismimallia, jossa laatu on tärkeämpää kuin määrä.

This sentence includes a **relative clause** introduced by 'jossa' (in which/where). Relative clauses provide additional information about a noun, and in Finnish, they are often introduced by pronouns like 'joka' (who/which) or 'jossa' (where/in which). Here, 'jossa' refers to 'turismimallia' (tourism model) and connects the two parts of the sentence. To use relative clauses, place the pronoun immediately after the noun it describes and ensure the verb agrees with the subject of the clause.