No. 501 in Finnish
sanomat
"Sanomat" means "messages" or "news" in English.
In a sentence
Sanomat televisiouutisissa kertovat maailman tapahtumista.
The messages in the television news tell about the world's events.
Here, 'Sanomat' refers to 'messages' or 'news of events' being communicated in a television broadcast.
Helsingin Sanomat on suuri suomalainen sanomalehti.
Helsingin Sanomat is a large Finnish newspaper.
'Sanomat' here is part of a proper noun representing the name of a newspaper publication.
Hän jätti minulle henkilökohtaiset sanomat.
They left me personal messages.
In this sentence, 'sanomat' refers to 'messages' or 'information delivered for a purpose' left by someone for another to receive.
Sanomat kertoi eilisestä myrskystä.
The news reported on yesterday's storm.
Here, 'sanomat' is used to mean 'news', typically in printed or broadcast form.
Jo muinaiset sanomat ovat puhuneet tällaisista tapahtumista.
Even ancient messages have spoken of such events.
In this sentence, 'sanomat' refers to 'messages' or 'accounts' handed down from ancient times.
Hän antoi sanomat kuninkaalle henkilökohtaisesti.
He delivered the messages to the king personally.
Here, 'sanomat' is utilized to mean 'messages', emphasizing their delivery or communication content.
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