No. 309 in Finnish
kiinan
The Finnish word "kiinan" is the genitive form of "Kiina," meaning "of China" or "Chinese" (possessive/context-dependent).
In a sentence
Opiskelen parhaillaan kiinan kieltä.
I am currently studying the Chinese language.
'Kiinan' is used to denote the genitive form of 'Kiina', modifying 'kieltä' to specify the type of language being studied.
Kiinan kulttuuri on hyvin mielenkiintoinen.
Chinese culture is very interesting.
Here, 'Kiinan' functions as the genitive of 'Kiina' indicating possession, showing that the culture belongs to China.
Matkani aikana vierailin kiinan temppelissä.
During my trip, I visited a Chinese temple.
In this sentence, 'kiinan' qualifies 'temppelissä' to denote that the temple is Chinese in origin or style.
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