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No. 469 in Finnish

miljardia

"Miljardia" is the partitive singular form of "miljardi," meaning "billion" in English.

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  • Maailmassa elää yli kahdeksan miljardia ihmistä.

    There are over eight billion people in the world.

    In this sentence, 'miljardia' is used as a partitive plural of 'miljardi', which is required when the number is greater than one and functions with a quantifier like 'yli' (over).

  • Yritys suunnittelee kahden miljardin euroa investointeja.

    The company plans to make investments of two billion euros.

    Here, 'miljardin' is in the plural genitive case as it modifies the noun 'euroa' acting in a possessive relational capacity.

  • Hanke voi maksaa jopa kymmenen miljardia euroa.

    The project might cost up to ten billion euros.

    'Miljardia' marks the partitive plural case of 'miljardi', highlighting the indefinite aspect of the cost proposed.

  • Suomessa asuminen maksoi yli kolme miljardia euroa viime vuonna.

    Living in Finland cost over three billion euros last year.

    Here, 'miljardia' (billion) is in the partitive case indicating a non-discrete, ongoing quantity.

  • Heidän yrityksensä tavoitteena on saavuttaa miljardia liikevaihtoa.

    Their company's goal is to reach billions in revenue.

    In this example, 'miljardia' (billions) is used in the partitive case to express an indefinite or hypothetical amount.

  • Kaksikymmentä miljardia euroa investoitiin vihreään energiaan.

    Twenty billion euros were invested in green energy.

    In this sentence, 'miljardia' is the grammatical form required to agree with the cardinal number 'kaksikymmentä' (twenty).

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