No. 39 in Finnish
lisäksi
"In addition" or "additionally."
In a sentence
Hän toi kakun lisäksi keksejä juhlaan.
He brought cookies to the party in addition to a cake.
Here, 'lisäksi' means 'in addition to' and is used to introduce an additional item or detail beyond what was previously mentioned.
Opiskelen matematiikkaa ja sen lisäksi fysiikkaa.
I study mathematics and, in addition to that, physics.
In this sentence, 'lisäksi' signifies 'in addition to' and is used to indicate another subject of study beyond the one first mentioned.
Hänen kirjassaan on paljon tietoa, ja sen lisäksi se sisältää kauniita kuvituksia.
There is a lot of information in his book, and besides that, it contains beautiful illustrations.
Here, 'lisäksi' means 'besides that' and is employed to add an extra quality or feature to the subject already described.
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