No. 621 in Finnish
iranin
"Iranin" is the Finnish genitive form of "Iran," meaning "of Iran" or "Iran's."
In a sentence
Iranin pääkaupunki on Teheran.
The capital of Iran is Tehran.
Here, "Iranin" is a possessive form indicating that Tehran belongs to or pertains to Iran.
Iranin matka kestää noin seitsemän tuntia lentäen.
The trip to Iran takes about seven hours by flight.
Here, "Iranin" implies the destination of the trip is Iran.
Iranin presidentti osallistui kansainväliseen kokoukseen.
Iran's president attended the international meeting.
Here, "Iranin" indicates that the president is associated with or represents Iran.
Luin kirjan Iranin historiasta.
I read a book about the history of Iran.
In this sentence, 'Iranin' is used in the genitive case, signifying possession ('history of Iran').
Iranin politiikka on monimutkaista.
Iran's politics are complex.
Here, 'Iranin' functions as an attribute, showing possession of 'politics' ('Iran's politics').
Kävimme Iranin suurlähetystössä.
We visited the Embassy of Iran.
In this case, 'Iranin' is used in the genitive case to describe the relationship between the country and the embassy ('Embassy of Iran').
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “iranin” in actual Finnish podcasts.
Find “iranin” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays Finnish podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into suomi, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Finnish books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).