ääntä

In a sentence

• Kuulin linnun ääntä metsässä.

  I heard the sound of a bird in the forest.

  Here, 'ääntä' is in the partitive case and refers to some indefinite amount of sound made by the bird.

• Voisitteko puhua vähän hiljaisemmalla äänellä?

  Could you speak a bit quieter?

  In this sentence, 'ääntä' refers to the way the voice or sound is expressed, especially concerning volume.

• Laulaja käytti ääntään taitavasti.

  The singer used their voice skillfully.

  Here, 'ääntä' signifies the singer's use of their voice as a skill or instrument.

• Kuulin linnun ääntä metsässä.

  I heard the sound of a bird in the forest.

  Here, 'ääntä' is in the partitive singular form and refers to the sound being perceived, emphasizing a continuous or unspecified amount of the sound.

• Älä pidä liikaa ääntä yöllä.

  Do not make too much noise at night.

  In this sentence, 'ääntä' indicates noise or audible disturbance, used in the partitive to signify an unspecified quantity of noise.

• Ääntä ei kuulunut lainkaan, kun avasin oven.

  No sound was heard when I opened the door.

  In this case, 'ääntä' is used to convey the absence of sound, again in the partitive to emphasize its nature or amount.