No. 147 in Finnish
keskustella
To discuss or to converse.
In a sentence
He keskustelivat työprojektista pitkään.
They discussed the work project for a long time.
Here, 'keskustelivat' is used as a verb in past tense to mean 'discussed', specifying the topic as 'työprojektista' ('about a work project').
Opettaja rohkaisi oppilaita keskustelemaan toistensa kanssa.
The teacher encouraged the students to have a discussion with each other.
In this instance, 'keskustelemaan' is in its infinitive form to express potential communication, describing its proactive encouragement by the teacher.
Voimmeko keskustella tästä asiasta lisää myöhemmin?
Can we discuss this matter further later?
Here, 'keskustella' is used in its infinitive form within a query to request permission or availability for discussion, emphasizing the potential action in the future.
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