No. 769 in Finnish
osaltaan
"Osaltaan" means "in turn" or "for its part."
In a sentence
Jokaisen jäsenen on osaltaan autettava ryhmää saavuttamaan tavoitteensa.
Each member must, for their part, help the group achieve its goals.
The word 'osaltaan' here is used to imply the responsibility or contribution of each individual member to a collective effort.
Se osaltaan selittää, miksi projekti myöhästyi.
That partly explains why the project was delayed.
In this sentence, 'osaltaan' is employed to express partial causality or the factor a particular element contributes to a situation.
Hänen panoksensa oli merkittävä, mutta myös muiden osaltaan tekemä työ oli tärkeää.
His contribution was significant, but the work done by others also played their respective parts.
Here, 'osaltaan' denotes the individual participation or role each member undertook and highlights collective effort.
Hän osaltaan auttoi projektin onnistumisessa.
He contributed to the success of the project.
'Osaltaan' is used to indicate someone's contribution or role in a specific context.
Tämä virhe johtui osaltaan puutteellisesta viestinnästä.
This error was partly caused by incomplete communication.
'Osaltaan' is used here to signify a partial cause or factor.
Uutena jäsenenä hän oli osaltaan oppimassa ryhmän toimintatapoja.
As a new member, he was learning the group's practices in his own way.
'Osaltaan' is used to describe someone's individual role or perspective in learning the practices.
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