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No. 595 in Finnish

pisteen

The Finnish word "pisteen" is the genitive singular form of "piste," meaning "point," "dot," or "score."

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  • Hän sai täydet pisteet kokeesta.

    He got full marks in the test.

    The word 'pisteet' means 'marks or points' here, and 'pisteen' is its singular partitive form used when indicating a single point or mark.

  • Pisteen lisääminen kaavioon teki kaiken selvemmäksi.

    Adding a point to the diagram made everything clearer.

    In this context, 'pisteen' refers to 'a point' as in a graphical or statistical point.

  • Muistathan aina lisätä pisteen lauseen loppuun.

    Remember to always add a period to the end of the sentence.

    Here, 'pisteen' means 'a period' (the punctuation mark) in its singular partitive form, used in discussing writing grammar.

  • Taidan antaa sinulle vielä yhden pisteen.

    I think I'll give you one more point.

    Here, 'pisteen' refers to a point in the context of a scoring system, such as in a game or quiz.

  • Kirjoita lauseeseen pisteen jälkeen alkava sana isolla.

    Write the word starting after the period in the sentence with a capital letter.

    In this example, 'pisteen' refers to a full stop (period) in written language.

  • Saimme lopulta meidän projektin viimeisen pisteen valmiiksi.

    We finally completed the final point of our project.

    Within this sentence, 'pisteen' signifies a significant part or step, used metaphorically.

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