metrin

In a sentence

• Hän otti vain yhden metrin askeleen.

  He took only a one-meter step.

  Here, "metrin" is used to specify the length of the step taken.

• Liput maksoivat kymmenen euroa metrin kävelymatkaa.

  The tickets cost ten euros per meter of walking distance.

  In this sentence, "metrin" is used in a measurement context to denote cost per meter.

• Talo siirrettiin kaksi metriä eteenpäin, mutta se olisi tarvinnut vain yhden metrin siirron.

  The house was moved two meters forward, but it would have needed only one meter of movement.

  This usage of "metrin" illustrates the requirement or sufficiency of a specific measured distance.

• Hän hyppäsi yli kolmen metrin esteen.

  He jumped over a three meters high obstacle.

  In this sentence, 'metrin' is used as a partitive singular form of 'metri', referring to a measurement in combination with a numeral.

• Meidän koira juoksi kymmenen metrin matkan sekunnissa.

  Our dog ran a ten meter distance in a second.

  Here, 'metrin' is used again in the partitive case denoting the extent of distance covered, highlighting its modifying role.

• Voisitko siirtää lipaston noin puolitoista metrin vasemmalle?

  Could you move the dresser about one and a half meters to the left?

  In this sentence, 'metrin' modifies the noun referring to the distance in the partitive singular to match the quantification.