No. 963 in Finnish
lounais
"Southwestern."
In a sentence
Tuuli puhalsi voimakkaasti lounaasta.
The wind blew strongly from the southwest.
In this sentence, 'lounaasta' indicates the direction 'from the southwest', which derives from 'lounais'.
Lounaisen Suomen maisemat ovat kauniita.
The landscapes of southwestern Finland are beautiful.
Here, 'lounaisen' is a possessive form of the adjective 'lounais', describing the location in the southwest of Finland.
Suuntasimme lounaista kohti vuoria.
We headed southwest towards the mountains.
In this usage, 'lounaista' describes the movement or journey towards the southwest direction.
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