November 12th, 2025
4. impact me
affect me
influence me
My three-week trip / journey to New Orleans
= My trip / journey that lasted for three weeks.
She has an eight-year-old daughter. = She has a daughter who is eight years old.
I read a 900-page book. = I read a book that has 900 pages.
I find it easy to learn new things. = It is easy for me to learn new things. = Minusta on helppoa oppia uusia asioita.
Näitä ei voi sanoa passiivilla englannissa:
Oveen koputetaan. = There was a knock on the door.
Pihalla juostiin lujaa. = They ran fast in the yard.
Kadulla tapeltiin. = There was fighting in the street.
Minun pitäisi tehdä läksyt.
I should do the homework.
Läksyt pitäisi tehdä.
The homework should be done.
Sinun pitäisi auttaa minua.
You should help me.
Minua pitäisi auttaa.
I should be helped.
Minun täytyy tehdä läksyt.
I must do the homework.
Läksyt täytyy tehdä.
The homework must be done.
We must help him. = Meidän täytyy auttaa häntä.
He must be helped. = Häntä täytyy auttaa.
pay attention to s-b
The students paid no attention to the teacher.
No attention was paid to the teacher by the students.
The teacher was paid no attention to by the students.
take, took, taken care of s-b
Mary will take care of our dog on the weekend.
Our dog will be taken care of by Mary on the weekend.
haunt
a haunted house = kummitustalo
affect me
influence me
My three-week trip / journey to New Orleans
= My trip / journey that lasted for three weeks.
She has an eight-year-old daughter. = She has a daughter who is eight years old.
I read a 900-page book. = I read a book that has 900 pages.
I find it easy to learn new things. = It is easy for me to learn new things. = Minusta on helppoa oppia uusia asioita.
Näitä ei voi sanoa passiivilla englannissa:
Oveen koputetaan. = There was a knock on the door.
Pihalla juostiin lujaa. = They ran fast in the yard.
Kadulla tapeltiin. = There was fighting in the street.
Minun pitäisi tehdä läksyt.
I should do the homework.
Läksyt pitäisi tehdä.
The homework should be done.
Sinun pitäisi auttaa minua.
You should help me.
Minua pitäisi auttaa.
I should be helped.
Minun täytyy tehdä läksyt.
I must do the homework.
Läksyt täytyy tehdä.
The homework must be done.
We must help him. = Meidän täytyy auttaa häntä.
He must be helped. = Häntä täytyy auttaa.
pay attention to s-b
The students paid no attention to the teacher.
No attention was paid to the teacher by the students.
The teacher was paid no attention to by the students.
take, took, taken care of s-b
Mary will take care of our dog on the weekend.
Our dog will be taken care of by Mary on the weekend.
haunt
a haunted house = kummitustalo