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aamupala, -n
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breakfast
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aina
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always
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ainoa, -n
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only
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aito
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real, authentic
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ajaa
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drive
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ajaa yhteen
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collide
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sovittaa yhteen
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combine
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yhteen
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together (adv.)
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ajaa karille
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run around
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ajaa takaa
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chase
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alla + Gen
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under
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anteeksi
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excuse me
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apu
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help,
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auttaa + Part (+-maan)
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help someone (+ do something)
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asua
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live (in a place)
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auki
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open
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auto
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car
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bussi
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bus
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ehkä
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perhaps, maybe
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eilen
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yesterday (adverb)
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että
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that (sub. conj.)
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ensin
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first, before
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sini, sinen
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blue
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enää
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anymore, any longer
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etelä, etelän
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south
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pohjoinen, -sen
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north
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haluta, halua-
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want
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tahtoa, tahto-
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want (slightly stronger than haluta)
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heinäkuu
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July
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tammikuu
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January
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helmikuu
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February
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maaliskuu
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March
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huhtikuu
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April
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toukokuu
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May
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kesäkuu
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June
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elokuu
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August
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syyskuu
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September
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lokakuu
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Oktober
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marraskuu
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November
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joulukuu
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December
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heti
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right away
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heti, kun
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as soon as
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heti, kun mahdollista
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as soon as possible
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hierveä
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terrible
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hirvetä, hirveä- + Inf
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To dare (to do), venture (to do), have the courage (to do), be brave enough (to do; sth usually very scary or frightening).
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huomen, -en
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morning
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aamu, -n
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morning
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yö, -n
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night
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ilta, -n
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evening
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päivä, -n
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day
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iltapäivä, -n
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afternoon
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huomenna
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tomorrow (adv)
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huonosti
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badly, poorly (adv)
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huono, -n
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bad
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hytti, -n
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cabin
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hyvin
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very (kyvin kaunis 'very beutiful')
well (adv) |
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hyvä
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good
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ihan
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totally, exactly
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ihanko totta?
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Really?
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iso
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big
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istua
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sit
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isä
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father
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itä
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east
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länsi
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west
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ja
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and (w/ clauses)
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sekä
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and (w/ listing)
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sekä X ekkä Y
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both X and Y
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jano
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thirsty
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jo
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already
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laaja
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wide, broad
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mahtava
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awesome
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suuri
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big, great
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pieni, -en, -ntä
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small
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istahtaa
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to sit down for a short while
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istuutua
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to take a seat, sit down
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janoinen, -sen
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thirsty
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janottaa
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1. (transitive) To make thirsty.
2. partitive + janottaa: To feel thirsty. |
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pikkuinen, -sen
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little, tiny
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joki, -en
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river
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jos
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if (subordinating)
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jospa
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maybe, if (in a hopeful manner)
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joulu
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Christmas
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juna
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train
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juoda, juo-
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drink
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juoma
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drink (n)
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juoppo, -n
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drunkard
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juotava, -n
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drink, beverage (any drinkable liquid)
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juopua
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To get drunk, become intoxicated.
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virvoitusjuoma, janojuoma
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soft drink, pop
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humaltua
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to get drunk
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järvi, -en, -eä
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lake
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kahvi, -n
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coffee
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kahvio
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cafeteria
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kala
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fish
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katsoa
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1. (transitive, + partitive) To look, have a look, take a look (+ at).
2. (transitive, + accusative) To watch. |
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katsella
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(transitive) to watch
Note: less attentive than katsoa |
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katsahtaa
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(intr) to glance
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katu
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street
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kauan
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a long time (adv)
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kaupunki
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town, city
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kaupunginosa
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part of town
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suurkaupunki
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large city, metropolis
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uni
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1. dream (when asleep)
2. sleep |
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nähdä unta
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to dream
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saada unen päästä kiinni
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to can (get to) sleep
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uneksia
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to (day)dream (about/of = elative).
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unelias, uneliaan
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sleepy
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syvä
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deep
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uninen, -sen
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sleepy
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painajainen
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nightmare
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kaunis
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beautiful
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kenen
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whose?
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keskiviikko
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Wednesday
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tiistai
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Tuesday
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torstai
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Thursday
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maanantai
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Monday
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perjantai
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Friday
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lauantai
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Saturday
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sunnuntai
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Sunday
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keskusta
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center of town
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kesä
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summer
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syksy
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fall, autumn
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talvi
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winter
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kevät
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spring
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kevyt, kevyen
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light (weight)
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pitää kiini + elative
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to stick to, not deviate from.
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kiitos
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thank you
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kirja
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book
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raskas, raskaan
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heavy
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painava
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heavy
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sulkea
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1. (transitive) To close, shut (a box; a door).
2. (transitive) To turn off (a machine). |
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kirje
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letter
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kirjasto
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library
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kirjasin
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font
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kirjoitta
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to write
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kirjahylly
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bookshelf
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kirjakauppa
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bookstore
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kirjakieli
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written language
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kirjallisuus, -den
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literature
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kirjastonhoitaja
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librarian
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laiva
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ship
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raha
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money
When speaking of money in general, one uses the singular form raha, but when speaking of a certain amount of money as a whole, one uses the plural form rahat. |
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keihäs, ään
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spear
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kaappi
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1. cabinet, closet
2. (slang) tank; very muscular and physically imposing person |
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jääkaappi
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frige
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jää
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ice
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jäädä + lative case
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to stay, remain
jää kotiin (stay at home) |
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koti
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(a) home
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eksyä + lative case
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to get lost, go astray, lose one's way.
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hukata aikaa (hukkaa-)
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waste time
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kadota, katoa-
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1. (intransitive) To disappear, vanish.
2. (intransitive) To get/be lost, be missing. 3. (intransitive) To fade. |
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lukea
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to read
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nähdä, nake-
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to see
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metsä
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forest, woods
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etsintä
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search (n)
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luku
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1. number, count, quantity.
2. a chapter (of a book; in a legal code where its subsection is pykälä). 3. reading. 4. (grammar) number |
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näkyvä
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visible
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näkemys
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opinion, view
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näkö
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sight
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näyttää
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to show, present
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laki, laken
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A summit, topmost point of eg. a hill or trajectory.
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kirkko
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church
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koira
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dog
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koska
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because (sub)
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koulu
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school
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kuulo
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hearing
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kuulla
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to hear
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koululainen
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schoolchild
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kova
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hard, strict, etc.
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yhtä X kuin Y
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as X as Y
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kuin X (+comparative)
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adj-er than X
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kuinka?
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how? (formal)
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miten?
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how?
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kuiva
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dry
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kuka
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who
indef. whoever |
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Kukapa tietää?
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Who knows?
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kostea
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wet
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märkä
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wet
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kuppi
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cup
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kuukausi, -den
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month
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kuulua + Illativ
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to belong to
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kuuluisa
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famous
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kyllä, joo, juu
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yes
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kylmä
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cold
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kuuma
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hot
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lämmin
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warm
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viileä
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cool
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kysymys, -ksen
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question
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kärpänen
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a fly
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lentokone
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airplane
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leipä
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bread
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lapsi
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child
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lahteä
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to leave
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lapsekas, -kkaan
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childish
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liha
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meat
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loma
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vacation, holiday
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lumi
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snow
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lumi sataa
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to snow
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luo + Gen
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(of movement) to, (with a person's home or some such as an object) to ('s place):
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aikuinen, -sen
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adult
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hauska
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fun, pleasant
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historia
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history
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ihana
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wonderful
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iloinen, -sen
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glad, happy
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kaikki
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everybody, all
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kiva
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nice
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melkein
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almost (adv)
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nyt
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now
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vuosi, voute-
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year
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uusi, uute-
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new
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vain
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just
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yliopisto
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university
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voida
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to be able to
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vihdoin(kin)
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finally, at last
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tämä
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this
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tässä
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here
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täällä
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here
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työ
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work, job
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tutustua (+illative)
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to get to know, to meet (people)
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tuoda
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to bring
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viedä
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to take, bring away
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luulla
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to think, believe
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tulla
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to come
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mennä
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to go
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tervetuloa
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welcome!
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suomi
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Finland, Finnish
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suomalainen
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Finn, Finnish
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sitten
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then
ago (kauan sitten 'long ago) |
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sitten, kun
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when, whenever (when I do X)
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entä
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what about (entä sinä "and you?")
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kieli, -en
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language
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tunti, -n
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hour
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väri, -n
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color
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sali, -n
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hall
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kivi, -en
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stone
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lehti, -en
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newspaper
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lahti, -en
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bay
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hetki, -en
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moment
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nimi, -en
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name
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ovi, -en
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door
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maakunta
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province
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maa
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land
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lääkäri
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doctor
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maito
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milk
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matka
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trip, distance
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matkustaa
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to travel
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melko
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quite, somewhat
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aika
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time
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aiempi
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earlier
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aikoa + inf
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to plan to do (strong intention)
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aikailla
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to waver, dawdle, vacillate, hesitate.
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ajoittain
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once in a while
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aikana
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Used postpositionally in the structure genitive of the definition of the period + aikana + eventual possessive suffix, which is translated into English as: during or within + definition of the period .
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mieluusti, mieluummin
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gladly, rater (i'd rather)
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mihin?
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where to?
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miksi
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why?
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mistä
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where from?
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missä
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where?
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hätä
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emergency, need
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muistaa
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to remember
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mitkä
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which (plural)
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moi; hei
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hey
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moottoripyörä
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motorcycle
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mummo; isoäiti; mummi
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grandma
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ukki; isoisä; pappa; vaari
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grandpa
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muisti, -n
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memory
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mummola
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grandma's house
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museo
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museum
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myös
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too, also
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nälkä
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hunger
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nähdä nälkää
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to starve (suffer because of lack of food)
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nääntyä nälkää
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to starve to death
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nääntyä
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to be exhausted
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nälättää
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to be hungry.
(transitive, impersonal) partitive + 3rd-pers. sg. = |
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oikealle
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(go) to the right
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okiealla
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on the right side
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oikein
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right, correctly, very/really (adv)
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olla
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to be
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olut, oluen
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beer
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oma
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own
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omainen
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(close) relative/relation, (plural) the (immediate) family
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omistaa
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to have, possess
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päätää + inf
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to decide to do something
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paljon (+part)
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a lot (of)
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ooppera
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opera
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parkkipaikka
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parking lot
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perillä
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at the destination, there (adv)
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pian
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soon
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poika
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boy
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tyttö
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girl
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poikki
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(colloquial) exhausted, beat, dead tired
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pääkaupunki
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capital city
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polkupyöra
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bike
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puhua
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to speak (a language in part)
to talk (about +ellative) |
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päästä
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to get to (a place)
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ravintola
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restaurant
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Saksa
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Germany
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Yhdysvallat
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United States
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Ruotsi
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Sweden
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Alankomaat
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The Netherlands
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Belgia
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Belgium
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Ranska
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France
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Luxemburg
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Luxemburg
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Italia
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Italy
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Tanska
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Denmark
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Irlanti
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Ireland
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Britannia
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Britain
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Kreikka
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Greece
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Grönlanti
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Greenland
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Portugali
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Portugal
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Espanja
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Spain
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Itävalta
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Austria
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Latvia
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Latvia
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Liettua
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Lithuania
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Puola
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Poland
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Tšekki
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Czech Republic
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Viro
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Estonia
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Turkki
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Turkey
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Norja
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Norway
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Meksiko
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Mexico
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Kiina
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China
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Japani
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Japan
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Intia
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India
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Etelä-Afrikka
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South Africa
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sanoa
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to say
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sataa
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regnen
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satama
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port
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siellä
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over there
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taas
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again
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tai
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or (not in questions
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talo
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haus
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vai
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or (in questions)
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tavallisesti
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usually (adv)
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ikinä
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ever (in questions)
never (in negative sentences) |
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harvoin
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seldom, rarely, infrequently (adv)
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joskus
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sometimes
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teatteri
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theater
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tietenkin
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of course (adv)
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tietty
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certain (having been determined but unspecified) (adv)
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tietää
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to know
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tuntea
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to know (personally, deeper understanding)
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toissapäivänä
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the day before yesterday (adv)
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toivottaa
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to wish
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toivottavasti
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hopefully
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tuolla, tuossa
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there
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tänään
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today (adv)
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huomenna
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tomorrow (adv)
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täytyä
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to must, have to.
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täällä, tässä
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here
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ulos
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(movement) out
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sisään
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into
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ulkoinen
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exterior
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vaan
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but (...instead)
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vaihtaa
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to change, replace, switch
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vaikuttaa
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1. to (have an) influence (on), affect, (have an) impact (on), have an effect on. (intr + illative)
2. to apply to, pertain to, concern. (intr + illative) 3. to appear (to be), seem (to be). (intr + an adjective in ablative) |
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vaikute
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influence
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vaikutus
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1. Influence, effect, impact (on sb/sth = illative).
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vain
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only
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valitettavasti
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unfortunately
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valmis
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1. completed, finished
2. ready, poised, set up |
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vanha
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old
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vanheta, vanhene-
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to grow old
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varmaan
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probably
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varma
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sure, certain
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vasemmalla
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on the left
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vasemmalle
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(go) to the left
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vastata
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to answer (intr + illative)
to be similar to (tr + part) To be responsible for, be liable for (intr + elat) |
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veli, veljen
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brother
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vesi, vete-
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water
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vetää
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to pull
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vielä
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still, ever, yet
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vieressä + Gen
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to the side, next to
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virrata
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to flow
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väsynyt
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tired
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yhtäkkiä
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suddenly
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yksin
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allein
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yleensä
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usually, normally, typically, generally, on average
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ylihuomenna
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day after tomorrow
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ymmärtää
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to understand
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äiti
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mother
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