No. 449 in Finnish
sanna
"Sanna" is a Finnish female given name.
In a sentence
Sanna on hyvä ystäväni.
Sanna is a good friend of mine.
In this sentence, 'Sanna' is used as a proper noun, being the name of an individual.
Ilmatieteen laitos ennustaa huomenna sannaista säätä.
The Meteorological Institute forecasts sandy weather for tomorrow.
Here, 'sanna' is used as a noun meaning 'sand' in a descriptive sense for the weather.
Tarvitsen tässä välissä vähän sannaa kartanosta.
I need a bit of sand from the manor in the meantime.
In this context, 'sanna' is used to refer to 'sand' as a noun.
Minä tunnen Sanna-nimisen henkilön.
I know a person named Sanna.
Here, 'Sanna' is used as a proper noun representing a person's name.
Sanna harjoittelee pianon soittamista joka ilta.
Sanna practices playing the piano every evening.
In this instance, 'Sanna' is again a proper noun and denotes a specific individual.
Sannan mielestä maalaaminen on rentouttavaa.
According to Sanna, painting is relaxing.
The word 'Sannan' is the genitive form of 'Sanna', showing possession, indicating that the opinion belongs to Sanna.
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