No. 989 in Finnish
alkuun
"Alkuun" means "at the beginning" or "to start with" in English.
In a sentence
Alkuun, haluaisin kiittää kaikkia paikalle saapuneita.
To begin with, I would like to thank everyone present.
Here, 'alkuun' is used as an adverb to indicate the first step or beginning of an action or speech.
Projekti eteni hitaasti, mutta alkuun päästyämme kaikki sujui paremmin.
The project progressed slowly, but once we got started, everything went more smoothly.
'Alkuun' functions in this sentence to indicate the point at which the project begins or gets underway.
Uuden harrastuksen aloittaminen voi olla haastavaa, mutta alkuun sijoitettu työ on sen arvoista.
Starting a new hobby can be challenging, but the effort invested at the beginning is worth it.
In this context, 'alkuun' signifies the initial phase or period of engaging in the hobby, emphasizing the starting point.
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