No. 349 in Finnish
päivää
"päivää" = "good day"
In a sentence
Hyvää päivää!
Good day!
Used as a greeting to wish someone a nice day.
Päivää ei voinut nähdä pilvien takana.
The day could not be seen behind the clouds.
Refers to the daytime or the daylight.
Odotin koko päivää sinun soittoasi.
I waited all day for your call.
Refers to the duration or time-span of the day.
Hyvää päivää, miten voin auttaa?
Good day, how can I assist?
The word 'päivää' here is used as part of a polite greeting, indicative of a formal conversational tone.
Tänä päivänä sää on aurinkoinen ja lämmin.
Today the weather is sunny and warm.
Here, 'päivänä' is an inflected form of 'päivää,' referring to the specific day being discussed, used within the context of time.
Hän työskentelee koko päivän toimistossa.
He/She works the whole day in the office.
The word 'päivän' is another case inflection of 'päivää,' used to indicate the extent of time related to the subject's activity.
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