No. 788 in Finnish
seuraavat
"Seuraavat" means "the following" in English.
In a sentence
Seuraavat henkilöt saavat alennuksen.
The following individuals receive a discount.
Here, 'seuraavat' is used as an adjective meaning 'following' and describes the individuals who are receiving a discount.
Yllämainitun perusteella, seuraavat toimenpiteet ehdotetaan.
Based on the aforementioned, the following measures are proposed.
In this sentence, 'seuraavat' again acts as an adjective, describing the measures that are to be proposed.
Katso tarkasti seuraavat kuvat.
Carefully look at the following images.
Here, 'seuraavat' modifies 'kuvat', indicating the images that are to be looked at carefully.
Seuraavat esimerkit auttavat ymmärtämään käsitteen.
The following examples help to understand the concept.
In this sentence, 'seuraavat' is an adjective modifying the noun 'esimerkit', indicating that the examples mentioned are the next or subsequent in context.
Opettaja antoi seurata seuraavat säännöt tarkasti.
The teacher instructed to follow the next rules carefully.
Here, 'seuraavat' is used as an adjective before 'säännöt', indicating that these rules are the ones that come next or need attention in the given scenario.
Kun seuraavat asiat ovat valmiina, voimme aloittaa.
When the next things are ready, we can start.
In this case, 'seuraavat' precedes 'asiat' as an adjective, specifying the things referred to are the upcoming or subsequent ones.
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