No. 140 in Finnish
asia
The Finnish word "asia" means "thing," "matter," or "issue" in English.
In a sentence
Tämä asia täytyy selvittää.
This issue needs to be resolved.
Here, 'asia' refers to an issue or matter being discussed or dealt with.
Onko teillä jotain uutta asiaa meille?
Do you have any new information or matter for us?
In this sentence, 'asia' represents information or a topic to be communicated.
Minulle tuli mieleen yksi asia.
One thought came to my mind.
Here, 'asia' is used in a general sense to mean 'thing' or an abstract concept.
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