No. 225 in Finnish
entistä
"Entistä" means "former" or "than before," depending on the context.
In a sentence
Tämä uusi auto on entistä nopeampi.
This new car is faster than the previous one.
In this sentence, 'entistä' is used in the comparative form to refer to something earlier or previous, emphasizing the comparison.
Haluaisin parantaa entistä taitoani piirtämisessä.
I would like to improve my previous skill in drawing.
Here, 'entistä' refers to a former or previous state of skill, implying a temporal reference.
Meidän tulee olla entistäkin tarkempia tehtävässä.
We need to be even more precise in the task.
In this context, 'entistä' is employed in the expression 'entistäkin', enhancing the degree of precision needed.
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