No. 922 in Finnish
tehtävä
"Tehtävä" means "task" or "assignment" in English.
In a sentence
Minun tehtäväni on auttaa sinua.
My task is to help you.
In this sentence, 'tehtävä' refers to a personal responsibility or duty, often something assigned or intrinsic to one's role.
Tämä matematiikan tehtävä on vaikea.
This math assignment is difficult.
Here, 'tehtävä' is used to mean a specific exercise or question within an academic or educational context.
Ryhmän tehtävänä on suunnitella uusi projekti.
The task of the group is to design a new project.
In this context, 'tehtävä' refers to a mission or role assigned to a group, generally involving collaboration.
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