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Intialaiset opiskelijat voittivat mielenosoituksessa.

Indian students won in the protest.

Finnish · A1 level

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1.

Hallitus suostui ministerin eroon.

The government agreed to the minister's resignation.
2.

Mielenosoitukset alkoivat toukokuussa.

The protests started in May.
3.

Hallitus ei ensin halunnut suostua.

The government did not want to agree at first.
4.

Opiskelijat vaativat oikeutta.

Students demanded justice.
5.

Hallitus lupasi korvauksia perheille.

The government promised compensation to families.
6.

Hallitus peruutti syytteet mielenosoittajilta.

The government dropped charges against protesters.
7.

Liike lopetti mielenosoitukset hyvässä uskossa.

The movement ended the protests in good faith.
8.

Hallitus sanoo toimineensa vastuullisesti.

The government says it acted responsibly.

Key Words

Word	English	Form
voittaa voittivat	to win won	3rd person plural past tense (indicative)
suostua suostui	to agree agreed	3rd person singular past tense (indicative)
ero eroon	resignation to the resignation	illative case (singular)
mielenosoitus mielenosoituksessa	protest in the protest	inessive case (singular)
vaatia vaativat	to demand demanded	3rd person plural past tense (indicative)
korvaus korvauksia	compensation compensations	partitive plural

1. Hallitus suostui ministerin eroon.

The verb 'suostua' (to agree) is often followed by the illative case (-Vn, -hVn, -seen). Here, 'ero' (resignation) becomes 'eroon' to indicate what the government agreed to. This is a common pattern for verbs expressing consent or refusal. For example, 'Hän suostui ehdotukseen' (He agreed to the proposal).

2. Mielenosoitukset alkoivat toukokuussa.

The inessive case (-ssa/-ssä) is used to indicate time when something happens, such as months or seasons. Here, 'toukokuu' (May) becomes 'toukokuussa' (in May). This is a key time expression for beginners. For example, 'Kesällä sataa vähän' (In the summer, it rains little).

6. Hallitus peruutti syytteet mielenosoittajilta.

The ablative case (-lta/-ltä) is used to indicate 'from whom' something is taken or removed. Here, 'mielenosoittajat' (protesters) becomes 'mielenosoittajilta' (from the protesters) to show from whom the charges were dropped. This is useful for expressing actions involving giving or taking. For example, 'Otan kirjan sinulta' (I take the book from you).