Ranskassa Bordeauxin lähellä on iso metsäpalo.
There is a big forest fire near Bordeaux in France.
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55 000 ihmistä pakeni yöllä kotoaan.
55,000 people fled their homes at night.
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Palo on tuhonnut metsää neljä kertaa Pariisin kokoisen alueen verran.
The fire has destroyed an area four times the size of Paris.
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Tulipalossa taistelee 2 500 palomiestä ja 18 lentokonetta.
2,500 firefighters and 18 airplanes are fighting the fire.
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Ministeri sanoo tilanteen olevan vaikea.
The minister says the situation is difficult.
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Espanjassa Madridin lähellä on myös metsäpaloja.
In Spain, there are also forest fires near Madrid.
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Yksi ihminen kuoli Espanjassa metsäpalossa.
One person died in a forest fire in Spain.
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76 000 ihmistä on evakuoitu Espanjassa.
76,000 people have been evacuated in Spain.
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Evakuoidut pelkäävät kotien kuntoa.
Evacuees fear for the condition of their homes.
Key Words
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olla
on
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to be
is/are
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paeta
pakeni
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to flee
fled
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tuhota
tuhonnut
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to destroy
has destroyed
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metsäpalo
metsäpalo
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forest fire
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evakuoida
evakuoitu
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to evacuate
evacuated (people)
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pelätä
pelkäävät
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to fear
fear (they)
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0. Ranskassa Bordeauxin lähellä on iso metsäpalo.
This sentence uses the locative case '-ssa' (inessive) to indicate location. Here, 'Ranskassa' means 'in France.' The inessive case is used to describe where something is happening or exists. For example, 'Helsingissä on paljon ihmisiä' means 'There are many people in Helsinki.' Remember to use '-ssa' for countries, cities, and enclosed spaces.
1. 55 000 ihmistä pakeni yöllä kotoaan.
The verb 'paeta' (to flee) is used in the past tense ('pakeni') to describe an action that happened in the past. Finnish past tense is often formed by adding '-i' to the verb stem. For example, 'syödä' (to eat) becomes 'söin' (I ate). In this sentence, the past tense tells us the fleeing happened at a specific time (yöllä, at night).
4. Ministeri sanoo tilanteen olevan vaikea.
This sentence uses the verb 'sanoa' (to say) followed by a noun in the genitive case ('tilanteen') and the infinitive form of 'olla' (to be). This structure is used to report what someone says. For example, 'Hän sanoo sään olevan kaunis' means 'He says the weather is beautiful.' The genitive case ('-n') shows possession or connection to the following verb.
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