No. 76 in Finnish
tilanne
"Tilanne" means "situation" in English.
In a sentence
Tilanne on hyvin jännittävä.
The situation is very exciting.
Here, 'tilanne' is used to denote a general circumstance or situation that possesses particular qualities.
Hän selitti tilannetta ymmärtääkseen sen paremmin.
She explained the situation to understand it better.
In this example, 'tilanne' refers to a specific condition or set of circumstances being described or analyzed.
Tilanteen vuoksi päätimme siirtää kokouksen.
Due to the situation, we decided to move the meeting.
In this sentence, 'tilanne' refers to an influencing factor or condition that causes a certain decision to be made.
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