Simple Finnish
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1.
Se koskee yleisradiomaksua.
It is about the broadcasting fee.
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2.
Maksu pienenee.
The fee becomes smaller.
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3.
Nyt se on 335 frangia.
Now it is 335 francs.
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4.
Aloite haluaa 200 frangia.
The initiative wants 200 francs.
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5.
SRG sanoo: ohjelma huononee.
SRG says: the program will get worse.
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6.
SVP haluaa vähemmän rahaa SRG:lle.
SVP wants less money for SRG.
Key Words
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äänestää
äänestää
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to vote
votes
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koskea
koskee
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to concern / to be about
is about / concerns
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maksu
maksu
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fee / payment
the fee
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frangi
frangia
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franc
francs
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aloite
aloite
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initiative
the initiative
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haluaa
haluaa
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to want
wants
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4. Nyt se on 335 frangia.
In Finnish, after a specific numeral greater than one, the noun takes the partitive singular case. Here 'frangi' becomes 'frangia' (partitive singular) because it follows the number 335. This is a core Finnish rule: numerals 2 and above require the partitive.
7. SVP haluaa vähemmän rahaa SRG:lle.
The allative case (ending -lle) is used here on 'SRG:lle', meaning 'for SRG' or 'to SRG'. The allative expresses giving something to someone or directing something toward a recipient, equivalent to English 'for' or 'to'.