No. 175 in Finnish
naton
"naton" is the genetive form of "Nato," meaning "of Nato" (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
In a sentence
Tämä on Naton strategia.
This is NATO's strategy.
Here, 'Naton' is used in the genitive case to indicate possession regarding 'strategy.'
Hänen lausuntonsa oli luonnostaan Naton kannan mukainen.
His statement was naturally in line with NATO's position.
In this sentence, 'Naton' describes whose position is referred to, agreeing with the genitive case.
Tärkeänä tehtävänä on Naton jäsenyysprosessin edistäminen.
A key task is advancing NATO's membership process.
'Naton' specifies the ownership of the 'membership process,' again demonstrating its genitive case usage.
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