No. 543 in Finnish
tieto
"Knowledge" or "information."
In a sentence
Minulla on tärkeää tietoa projektista.
I have important information about the project.
In this sentence, 'tietoa' is the partitive case of 'tieto,' used to indicate some or unspecified quantity of information.
Tieto on valtaa, sanotaan usen.
Knowledge is power, it is often said.
Here, 'tieto' means 'knowledge,' used as the subject of the sentence in its nominative case.
Lisäsin uuden tiedon tietokantaan.
I added a new piece of information to the database.
In this sentence, 'tiedon' is the genitive case of 'tieto,' to show possession or a relationship with the action of adding.
Tieto on tärkeää elämässä.
Knowledge is important in life.
In this sentence, 'tieto' is used in a general sense to mean 'knowledge' as a concept.
Hänellä on tietoa nykyisestä teknologiasta.
He/She has knowledge about current technology.
Here, 'tieto' refers to specific 'knowledge' or information that the subject possesses about a particular topic.
Tietojenkäsittely on hänen erikoisalansa.
Data processing is his/her field of expertise.
In this example, 'tieto' is part of the compound word 'tietojenkäsittely,' referring to 'data' or 'information' within the context of processing.
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