No. 787 in Finnish
satoja
"Hundreds."
In a sentence
Satoja ihmisiä osallistui tapahtumaan.
Hundreds of people attended the event.
Here, 'satoja' indicates an approximate number, referring to 'hundreds'.
Syksyllä pellolla oli satoja kiloja omenoita.
In the autumn, there were hundreds of kilograms of apples in the field.
In this context, 'satoja' again refers to 'hundreds', used in quantifying a measure, kilos.
Kirjoittaja on vuosien varrella saanut satoja kehuja teoksistaan.
Over the years, the writer has received hundreds of compliments on their works.
Here, 'satoja' wraps the idea of 'hundreds' to describe the frequency of compliments.
Metsässä kasvaa satoja puita.
There are hundreds of trees growing in the forest.
Here 'satoja' is used to mean 'hundreds', indicating a large, approximate quantity.
Viljelijät odottavat hyviä satoja tänä vuonna.
Farmers are expecting good crops this year.
In this sentence, 'satoja' refers to plural 'crops', indicating harvests.
Hän on suorittanut satoja harjoituksia valmistautuessaan.
He has completed hundreds of exercises in preparation.
Here, 'satoja' again means 'hundreds', and it describes the large number of exercises completed.
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