kuvan

In a sentence

• Näin kauniin kuvan metsästä.

  I saw a beautiful picture of the forest.

  Here 'kuvan' is in the singular partitive form of 'kuva', translating to 'a picture' in English. It denotes the direct object affected by the verb 'näin' (I saw).

• Valokuvassa näkyy kuvan reunat.

  In the photograph, the edges of the picture are visible.

  In this case, 'kuvan' is in the singular genitive form of 'kuva', and it shows possession, referring to 'the picture's edges'.

• Minulla on mielessä selkeä kuva toimenpiteistä.

  I have a clear picture of the procedures in my mind.

  Here, the word 'kuva' appears in nominative form as part of the expression 'selkeä kuva', meaning 'clear picture'. It represents an abstract concept in the sentence.

• Näytin hänelle kuvan perheestäni.

  I showed them a picture of my family.

  In this sentence, 'kuvan' is the partitive singular form of 'kuva' (picture), used because it refers to an object being acted upon.

• Se on osa kuvan kontekstia.

  It is part of the context of the image.

  Here, 'kuvan' is the genitive singular of 'kuva', describing possession or relation to the context.

• Luimme tekstin kuvan alla.

  We read the text below the picture.

  In this sentence, 'kuvan' has the genitive case indicating location in relation to the text.