Word
Ensivaste on valmis reagoimaan maastopaloon ja kriisitilanteeseen.
Meaning
The first response is ready to react to a wildfire and a crisis situation.
Part of speech
sentence
Pronunciation
Course
Breakdown of Ensivaste on valmis reagoimaan maastopaloon ja kriisitilanteeseen.
olla
to be
ja
and
valmis
ready
kriisitilanne
crisis situation
Questions & Answers about Ensivaste on valmis reagoimaan maastopaloon ja kriisitilanteeseen.
Why do we use reagoimaan here instead of the basic dictionary form reagoida?
The adjective valmis (ready) dictates the form of the following verb. Adjectives expressing readiness or ability require the 3rd infinitive illative form, which ends in -maan or -mään.
Why are the words for wildfire and crisis situation (maastopaloon, kriisitilanteeseen) in the illative case?
This is due to the verb reagoida (to react). In Finnish, you always react 'into' something, so the target of the reaction must take the illative case.
What exactly does ensivaste refer to in this context?
Ensivaste is the standard Finnish term for 'first response' or 'first responders' in emergency services. It is a compound of ensi (first) and vaste (response, reaction).
How do we get the form kriisitilanteeseen from the basic word kriisitilanne?
Words ending in -nne, like tilanne (situation), change their stem to -ntee- before adding endings. For words ending in two vowels, the illative suffix is usually -seen, resulting in kriisitilanteeseen.