No. 121 in Finnish
alkoi
"Alkoi" means "began" or "started" in English.
In a sentence
Hän alkoi opiskella suomea eilen.
He started studying Finnish yesterday.
The word 'alkoi' is used in this sentence as the past tense form of the verb 'alkaa' meaning 'to start' or 'to begin', showing the initiation of an action.
Sade alkoi yhtäkkiä.
The rain started suddenly.
Here, 'alkoi' indicates the beginning of the rain, providing temporal information about when it started.
Teatteriesitys alkoi kuudelta illalla.
The theater performance started at six in the evening.
In this context, 'alkoi' is used to describe the starting time of an event, emphasizing the scheduled initiation.
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