No. 1,000 in Finnish
erilaista
The Finnish word "erilaista" means "different" or "of a different kind."
In a sentence
Tässä kaupungissa on paljon erilaisia ravintoloita.
This city has many different kinds of restaurants.
The word 'erilaisia' here is the plural partitive form of 'erilainen', used to describe the variation among restaurants in the city.
Haluaisin kokeilla erilaisempaa ruokaa tänään.
I would like to try more different food today.
In this sentence, 'erilaisempaa' is the comparative partitive form of 'erilainen', comparing the degree of difference desired in food.
Hänen tapansa käsitellä tätä asiaa oli jotain aivan erilaista.
Her way of handling this matter was something completely different.
Here, 'erilaista' is in the singular partitive form, used to emphasize that the way was completely distinct from others.
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