No. 906 in Finnish
päivinä
"Päivinä" means "on days" in English.
In a sentence
Hyvinä päivinä kaikki tuntuu helpolta.
On good days, everything feels easy.
Here, 'päivinä' is used in the context of describing specific types of days in a general sense, employing the adessive plural form of 'päivä'.
Hän käy lenkillä vain aurinkoisina päivinä.
He goes jogging only on sunny days.
In this sentence, 'päivinä' is employed to describe a condition when an action occurs, utilizing the plural adessive form for emphasis on the nature of the days.
Synkkinä päivinä kannattaa etsiä iloa pienistä asioista.
On gloomy days, it is advisable to seek joy in small things.
'Päivinä' is used here to underline the characteristics of certain days, using the adessive plural ending combined with an adjective.
Aurinkoisina päivinä menemme usein puistoon.
On sunny days, we often go to the park.
The word 'päivinä' here is used in its plural form with the inessive case to indicate 'on' during certain days.
Jotkut päivinä tunnen itseni erityisen energiseksi.
On some days, I feel particularly energetic.
The word 'päivinä' here is plural and implies a sense of 'on some days', indicating specific though unspecified days.
Sateisina päivinä on mukava pysytellä sisällä lukemassa kirjaa.
On rainy days, it is nice to stay indoors and read a book.
The word 'päivinä' here is modified by an adjective and communicates the circumstances prevailing during certain days.
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