No. 1 in Finnish
ja
"Ja" means "and" in English.
In a sentence
Talo on iso ja punainen.
The house is big and red.
Here, 'ja' is a conjunction that connects two adjectives describing the house, making it coordinate.
Minä ja ystäväni menemme elokuviin.
My friend and I are going to the movies.
In this sentence, 'ja' connects two subjects to form a compound subject.
Otan omenan ja appelsiinin.
I will take an apple and an orange.
Here, 'ja' connects two nouns in a list.
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