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No. 348 in Finnish

nainen

The Finnish word "nainen" means "woman" in English.

In a sentence

  • Nainen käveli puistossa.

    The woman walked in the park.

    In this sentence, 'nainen' is used as the subject and nominative case, referring to an adult female individual.

  • Hän antoi kukkia naiselle.

    He gave flowers to the woman.

    Here, 'naiselle' is the allative form, showing the recipient of an action.

  • Tapasin ystäväni kanssa naisen.

    I met a woman with my friend.

    In this case, 'naisen' is in the accusative case, indicating the direct object of the verb 'met'.

  • Nainen kävelee puistossa.

    The woman is walking in the park.

    Here, 'nainen' is used as a subject noun indicating a specific person.

  • Hän on hyvä nainen.

    She is a good woman.

    In this sentence, 'nainen' serves as a predicate noun describing the subject.

  • Näin ystäväni kanssa erään naisen.

    I saw with my friend a certain woman.

    Here, 'naisen' is the partitive case form of 'nainen', used as a direct object.

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