No. 826 in Finnish
alkuvuonna
"Alkuvuonna" means "at the beginning of the year" in English.
In a sentence
Alkuvuonna sää on usein kylmä Suomessa.
In the beginning of the year, the weather is often cold in Finland.
The word 'alkuvuonna' refers to 'in the beginning of the year', emphasizing the time period.
Odotan alkuvuonna ilmestyvää uutta kirjaa.
I am looking forward to the new book that will be released in the beginning of the year.
In this sentence, 'alkuvuonna' indicates the release timeframe of the anticipated book.
Alkuvuonna tapahtuneet kovat myrskyt jäivät mieliimme.
The severe storms that occurred in the beginning of the year remained in our memories.
Here, 'alkuvuonna' is used to specify when the storms took place.
Alkuvuonna sää oli kylmä.
In the beginning of the year, the weather was cold.
Here, the word 'alkuvuonna' is used to indicate the period at the start of a given year, focusing on the general time in which something happened.
Hän saavutti paljon tavoitteitaan alkuvuonna.
He achieved many of his goals in the beginning of the year.
In this context, 'alkuvuonna' emphasizes the timeframe within which the activities occurred, anchoring the achievements to the initial months of an unspecified year.
Alkuvuonna 2022 yritys lanseerasi uuden tuotteen.
In early 2022, the company launched a new product.
Here, 'alkuvuonna' is used in conjunction with a specific year, specifying the early portion of that year as the period of interest.
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