No. 541 in Finnish
tiedon
The Finnish word "tiedon" means "of knowledge" or "of information" (genitive form of "tieto").
In a sentence
Hän jakoi tiedon ystävilleen.
He/She shared the information with his/her friends.
In this sentence, 'tiedon' is the object being shared, referring to a piece or body of information.
Minä sain tiedon tapahtumasta sähköpostitse.
I received information about the event via email.
Here, 'tiedon' represents the information (or news) acquired or received by the subject.
Tieto muuttuu arvokkaaksi, kun sitä käytetään oikein.
Knowledge becomes valuable when used correctly.
Although this sentence uses 'tieto' in its basic form rather than 'tiedon', it provides an example of its different grammatical case (nominative in this case) and the concept it represents.
Hän jakaa tiedon ystävilleen.
He shares the information with his friends.
In this sentence, 'tiedon' indicates the object being shared, which is 'information.' Its form is the partitive singular, reflecting that the information might be treated as an uncountable object.
Tiedon käsittely vaatii huolellisuutta.
The handling of information requires diligence.
Here, 'tiedon' functions as an attributive genitive, modifying 'käsittely' (handling). The sentence structure implies precision is needed in dealing with 'tieto' (the base form of 'information').
Ilmoitan kaikille tiedon tuloksesta.
I will notify everyone of the information about the result.
In this sentence, 'tiedon' refers to the content that will be communicated to others, specifying what kind of information is being shared.
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