No. 17 in Finnish
nyt
"Now."
In a sentence
Nyt on aika aloittaa työskentely.
Now is the time to start working.
In this sentence, "nyt" is used as an adverb to indicate the present time.
Voitko kertoa nyt, mitä tapahtui?
Can you tell now what happened?
Here, "nyt" is used to ask about an action or explanation expected at the current moment.
Nyt, kun kaikki ovat täällä, voimme aloittaa.
Now, since everyone is here, we can begin.
In this instance, "nyt" is part of a temporal clause, emphasizing the condition or situation at the present moment.
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