No. 312 in Finnish
aloitti
"Started" or "began."
In a sentence
Hän aloitti uuden työnsä viime viikolla.
He started his new job last week.
In this sentence, 'aloitti' is used in the past tense to denote the action of starting or beginning a new job.
Opettaja aloitti tunnin tervehdyksellä.
The teacher began the lesson with a greeting.
Here, 'aloitti' refers to the initiation of the lesson in a specific manner, showing how an action began.
Joukkue aloitti pelin vahvasti.
The team started the game strongly.
In this context, 'aloitti' is used to describe the team's proactive or strong start to the game.
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