No. 462 in Finnish
kehityksen
"Of development" or "of progress."
In a sentence
Kestävän kehityksen tavoitteet ovat tärkeitä.
The goals of sustainable development are important.
In this sentence, 'kehityksen' is in the genitive case of 'kehitys', meaning 'development'. It is used to form a possessive structure together with 'kestävä' ('sustainable'), referring to a particular kind of development.
Hän tekee kaiken kehityksen hyväksi.
He does everything for the sake of development.
Here, 'kehityksen' is also in the genitive case, serving to describe for whose or what benefit ('hyväksi' translates to 'for the good') the actions are being performed.
Tämä on osa kaupungin kehityksen suunnitelmaa.
This is part of the city's development plan.
In this sentence, 'kehityksen' modifies 'suunnitelma' ('plan'), linking 'development' to the city, indicating it refers to a specific development related to the city.
Kehityksen nopeus on hidastunut viime aikoina.
The pace of development has slowed down recently.
Kehityksen refers to the genitive form of 'development,' indicating possession or association, in this case, the pace of development.
Olemme ylpeitä tiimimme kehityksen saavutuksista.
We are proud of our team's developmental achievements.
Kehityksen here indicates the genitive form of 'development,' denoting the achievements resulting from it.
Keskustelimme kehityksen suunnasta pitkässä kokouksessa.
We discussed the direction of development in a long meeting.
Kehityksen signifies the direction or associated context of 'development,' again in genitive form to show association.
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