No. 765 in Finnish
ohi
"Past" or "over."
In a sentence
Hän käveli talon ohi.
He/she walked past the house.
The word 'ohi' here indicates movement past a location.
Kaikki juhlat päättyivät, ja nyt on ohi.
All the celebrations have ended, and now it is over.
In this context, 'ohi' conveys the sense of something being over or finished.
Unohdus voi mennä ohi ajan kanssa.
The forgetting can pass over time.
The use of 'ohi' metaphorically reflects the passage of a state or condition.
Auto ajaa ohi talosta.
The car drives past the house.
In this sentence, 'ohi' is used as an adverb to convey motion past an object or location (the house).
Pääsipä tuo asia minulta aivan ohi.
That matter completely escaped me.
Here, 'ohi' conveys the meaning of something being overlooked or passing unnoticed.
Kilpailija juoksi ohi viimeisessä mutkassa.
The competitor ran past in the last curve.
In this example, 'ohi' indicates motion surpassing someone or something in a competitive setting.
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