No. 61 in Finnish
sen
"Sen" means "its" or "that" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Näin sen elokuvan viime viikolla.
I saw that movie last week.
Here, 'sen' is the singular object pronoun 'it,' referring to the movie previously mentioned.
Sen vuoksi hän myöhästyi koulusta.
That's why he was late for school.
Here, 'sen vuoksi' is a phrase meaning 'because of that,' with 'sen' referring to the mentioned reason.
Mikä on sen kirjan nimi?
What is the name of that book?
Here, 'sen' is the possessive determiner meaning 'that,' referring to the book.
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