Euronews Economics 19h ago Original

Hormuzin kriisi nosti öljyn hintaa jälleen Euroopassa.

The Hormuz crisis raised oil prices again in Europe.

Finnish · A2 level

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1.

Yhdysvallat ja Iran sopivat tulitauosta hiljattain.

The US and Iran recently agreed on a ceasefire.
2.

Tulitauko toi hetken helpotusta öljymarkkinoille.

The ceasefire brought temporary relief to oil markets.
3.

Kriisi alkoi jälleen Hormuzinsalmessa viime viikolla.

The crisis started again in the Strait of Hormuz last week.
4.

Öljyn hinta nousi nopeasti, kun salmi sulkeutui.

Oil prices rose quickly when the strait closed.
5.

Euroopan maat kärsivät, koska öljyn saanti vaikeutui.

European countries suffer because obtaining oil became difficult.
6.

Suomi ja Saksa ovat eniten huolissaan öljyn hinnasta.

Finland and Germany are most worried about oil prices.
7.

Öljyn hinta nousi yli 10 prosenttia viime viikolla.

Oil prices rose over 10 percent last week.
8.

Asiantuntijat sanovat, että tilanne voi pahentua vielä.

Experts say the situation could worsen further.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
nostaa nosti	to raise raised	past tense (imperfect)
kriisi Hormuzin kriisi	crisis the Hormuz crisis	genitive case (possession)
sopia sopivat	to agree agreed	past tense (imperfect)
hinta hintaa	price price (partitive)	partitive case (partial object)
kärsiä kärsivät	to suffer suffer (plural)	present tense (plural)
vaikeutua vaikeutui	to become difficult became difficult	past tense (imperfect)

0. Hormuzin kriisi nosti öljyn hintaa jälleen Euroopassa.

The partitive case ('hintaa') is used here because the object ('oil prices') is affected partially or indefinitely. In Finnish, the partitive is often used with verbs indicating a change or effect, like 'nostaa' (to raise). Learners should remember to use the partitive when the action is not completed or when referring to an unspecified amount. For example: 'Syön leipää' (I am eating bread).

1. Yhdysvallat ja Iran sopivat tulitauosta hiljattain.

The elative case ('tulitauosta') is used here to indicate 'from' or 'about' something, specifically 'about a ceasefire.' The elative case is formed by adding '-sta/-stä' to the noun stem. This case is often used with verbs that involve speaking, thinking, or agreeing, such as 'sopia' (to agree). For example: 'Puhumme säästä' (We are talking about the weather).

5. Euroopan maat kärsivät, koska öljyn saanti vaikeutui.

The past tense ('vaikeutui') is used here to describe a completed action or change in state. In Finnish, the past tense (imperfect) is formed by adding '-i' to the verb stem. This tense is used for actions that happened at a specific time in the past. For example: 'Hän meni kauppaan' (He went to the store). Learners should note that the past tense is often used in news reporting to describe recent events.