Euronews World 22h ago Original

Seattlessa tapahtui ammuskelu sunnuntaina.

A shooting happened in Seattle on Sunday.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Kaksi ihmistä kuoli ja viisi loukkaantui.

Two people died and five were injured.
2.

Ammuskelu tapahtui ruokafestivaaleilla.

The shooting took place at a food festival.
3.

Neljä ihmistä on sairaalassa.

Four people are in the hospital.
4.

Yksi lapsi on sairaalassa.

One child is in the hospital.
5.

Poliisi pyytää ihmisiä välttämään aluetta.

Police ask people to avoid the area.
6.

Ammuskelu alkoi kello 18 paikallista aikaa.

The shooting started at 6 pm local time.
7.

Ihmiset pakenivat paikalta.

People fled the scene.
8.

Poliisit ja pelastajat tulivat paikalle.

Police and rescuers arrived at the scene.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
tapahtua tapahtui	to happen happened	3rd person singular past tense (imperfect)
ammuskelu ammuskelu	shooting	nominative singular
kuolla kuoli	to die died	3rd person singular past tense (imperfect)
loukkaantua loukkaantui	to get injured were injured	3rd person plural past tense (imperfect)
paeta pakenivat	to flee fled	3rd person plural past tense (imperfect)
sairaala sairaalassa	hospital in the hospital	inessive case (location inside)

0. Seattlessa tapahtui ammuskelu sunnuntaina.

The inessive case (-ssa/-ssä) is used to indicate location inside a place. Here, 'Seattlessa' means 'in Seattle.' This case is essential for describing where something happens. For example, 'Helsingissä' means 'in Helsinki.' Remember to check vowel harmony: -ssa for back vowels (a, o, u) and -ssä for front vowels (ä, ö, y).

1. Kaksi ihmistä kuoli ja viisi loukkaantui.

Finnish often omits the subject pronoun in past tense sentences when it is clear from context. Here, 'kuoli' (died) and 'loukkaantui' (were injured) are 3rd person singular or plural past tense forms. The subject ('kaksi ihmistä' and 'viisi') is already stated, so the verb form alone is sufficient. This is common in news reporting and concise statements.

5. Poliisi pyytää ihmisiä välttämään aluetta.

The partitive case (-a/-ä) is used after certain verbs like 'pyytää' (to ask) to indicate an incomplete or ongoing action. Here, 'välttämään' (to avoid) is the 3rd infinitive form (illative) of the verb 'välttää.' This structure is used to express requests or commands, e.g., 'Pyydän sinua olemaan hiljaa' (I ask you to be quiet).