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No. 614 in Finnish

tärkein

Most important.

In a sentence

  • Tärkein asia elämässä on perhe.

    The most important thing in life is family.

    Here, 'tärkein' is the superlative form of 'tärkeä' (important), used as an adjective to describe 'asia' (thing), conveying the meaning of being the most important of all.

  • Tavoitteemme on aina löytää tärkein ratkaisu.

    Our goal is always to find the most important solution.

    In this sentence, 'tärkein' describes 'ratkaisu' (solution) and indicates that it is the solution of utmost importance.

  • Opettajan tärkein tehtävä on ohjata oppilaat oppimaan.

    The teacher's most important task is to guide students to learn.

    Here, 'tärkein' modifies 'tehtävä' (task), specifying that this task is the primary or most significant among others.

  • Tärkein tavoite tässä projektissa on asiakkaan tyytyväisyys.

    The most important goal in this project is customer satisfaction.

    Tärkein is used as a superlative adjective emphasizing the most important aspect, which is the goal in this context.

  • Valitsin tärkeimmän muistoni lapsuudesta jakamaan kanssanne.

    I chose my most important memory from childhood to share with you.

    Tärkeimman serves as a superlative form in the partitive case, describing the memory as the most significant among others.

  • Tärkein asia nyt on keskittyä ongelman ratkaisemiseen.

    The most important thing now is to focus on solving the problem.

    Tärkein describes the priority or most crucial aspect, which in this case is focusing on the solution.

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