No. 122 in Finnish
kerran
"Once."
In a sentence
Menimme elokuviin kerran viime kuussa.
We went to the movies once last month.
Here, 'kerran' means 'once', describing a single occurrence of the action.
Kerro koko tarina alusta asti niin kuin olisin kuullut sen vain kerran.
Tell the whole story from the beginning as if I had only heard it once.
In this sentence, 'kerran' is used in an illustrative context to denote a hypothetical single occurrence.
Kerran, kun olimme rannalla, näimme hylkeen.
Once, when we were at the beach, we saw a seal.
Here, 'kerran' sets the scene for a story or memory, indicating a specific past occurrence.
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