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Uusi Carmen-näytelmä on Salzburgissa.

The new Carmen play is in Salzburg.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Asmik Grigorian laulaa pääroolin.

Asmik Grigorian sings the lead role.
2.

Gabriella Carrizo ohjaa näytelmän.

Gabriella Carrizo directs the play.
3.

Carmen ei ole enää pelkästään viekas nainen.

Carmen is no longer just a seductive woman.
4.

Carmen päättää itse, kuka on hänen rakastajansa.

Carmen decides herself who her lover is.
5.

Näytelmä ei ole enää kitschiä.

The play is no longer kitschy.
6.

Kaikki eivät pidä uudesta tulkinnasta.

Not everyone likes the new interpretation.
7.

Näytelmä esitettiin sunnuntaina.

The play was performed on Sunday.
8.

Carmen on vapaa nainen.

Carmen is a free woman.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
näytelmä näytelmä / Carmen-näytelmä	play play / Carmen play	noun, nominative singular / nominative singular with compound
olla on	to be is	verb, 3rd person singular present
laulaa laulaa	to sing sings	verb, 3rd person singular present
ohjata ohjaa	to direct directs	verb, 3rd person singular present
päättää päättää	to decide decides	verb, 3rd person singular present
nähdä esitettiin	to see was performed	verb, passive past tense (derived from 'nähdä')

0. Uusi Carmen-näytelmä on Salzburgissa.

This sentence uses the inessive case ('-ssa') to indicate location. The inessive case is formed by adding '-ssa' or '-ssä' to the stem of a noun, depending on vowel harmony. Here, 'Salzburg' becomes 'Salzburgissa' to mean 'in Salzburg.' Learners can use this structure to describe where something is located, e.g., 'Helsingissä' (in Helsinki) or 'koulussa' (in school).

1. Asmik Grigorian laulaa pääroolin.

This sentence uses the 3rd person singular present tense of the verb 'laulaa' (to sing). In Finnish, the present tense for most verbs is formed by adding '-a' or '-ä' to the verb stem. Here, 'laulaa' means 'sings.' Learners can use this form to describe actions happening now, e.g., 'hän syö' (he/she eats) or 'hän puhuu' (he/she speaks).

8. Carmen on vapaa nainen.

This sentence uses the nominative case for the predicate noun 'vapaa nainen.' In Finnish, when the subject and predicate are the same (e.g., 'Carmen is a woman'), the predicate noun is in the nominative case. Here, 'nainen' is in the nominative singular. Learners can use this structure to describe what something or someone is, e.g., 'Hän on opettaja' (He/she is a teacher).