No. 168 in Finnish
sodan
The Finnish word "sodan" is the genitive form of "sota," meaning "of war."
In a sentence
Sodan päätyttyä ihmiset alkoivat jälleenrakentaa kaupunkeja.
After the war ended, people began to rebuild cities.
In this sentence, 'sodan' serves as the genitive form of 'sota,' meaning 'war,' indicating possession or association, specifically 'of the war'
Hän vietti nuoruutensa muistellen sodan tapahtumia.
He spent his youth reminiscing about the events of the war.
Here, 'sodan' still represents the genitive form of 'sota,' used with 'tapahtumia' (events), showing that the events are associated with the war.
Kirjailija kirjoitti romaanin sodan vaikutuksista.
The author wrote a novel about the impacts of the war.
In this case, 'sodan' as the genitive form of 'sota' is used to show the relationship or subject matter of 'vaikutuksista' (impacts), specifying these impacts as related to the war.
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