No. 270 in Finnish
suomea
"Suomea" means "Finnish" (the Finnish language, in the partitive case).
In a sentence
Minä opiskelen suomea.
I am studying Finnish.
Here, 'suomea' is the partitive form of 'suomi', used to denote an object of a verb, specifically something being studied.
Keskustelen suomea puhuvan henkilön kanssa.
I am conversing with a person who speaks Finnish.
In this sentence, 'suomea' is used to describe the language that a person speaks, indicating it's a characteristic of that person.
Haluan parantaa suomea osaamistani.
I want to improve my Finnish skills.
Here, 'suomea' indicates the subject that the improvement is aimed at, specifically referring to the Finnish language in the partitive case to express an objective.
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