No. 606 in Finnish
suomalainen
"Suomalainen" means "Finnish" or "Finn" (a Finnish person).
In a sentence
Olen suomalainen.
I am Finnish.
Here, 'suomalainen' is used as a predicate adjective to describe nationality.
Tapasin suomalaisen matkailijan torilla.
I met a Finnish tourist at the market square.
'Suomalaisen' acts as an adjective qualifying the noun 'matkailijan' (tourist) and takes the partitive case due to the verb 'Tapasin' (met).
Suomalaisen kulttuurin piirteet ovat kiehtovia.
The characteristics of Finnish culture are fascinating.
'Suomalaisen' serves as an adjective describing 'kulttuurin' (culture) in the genitive case to indicate possession or association.
Olen suomalainen ja asun Helsingissä.
I am Finnish and live in Helsinki.
The word 'suomalainen' is used here as an adjective to describe the subject's nationality.
Tämä kirja on suomalainen teos.
This book is a Finnish work.
The word 'suomalainen' is used as an adjective describing the origin of the book.
Suomalainen juusto on hyvin maukasta.
Finnish cheese is very tasty.
'Suomalainen' functions as an adjective, qualifying the noun 'cheese' and indicating its origin or style as Finnish.
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