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No. 490 in Finnish

toukokuussa

"In May."

In a sentence

  • Käyn Helsingissä toukokuussa.

    I visit Helsinki in May.

    The word 'toukokuussa' specifies a time or month, acting as an adverbial indicating when the action occurs.

  • Tämän vuoden toukokuussa oli paljon aurinkoisia päiviä.

    This year's May had many sunny days.

    Here, 'toukokuussa' indicates the specific month within a year, specifying a time frame for the descriptive scenario.

  • Hän aloitti työnsä toukokuussa.

    They started their job in May.

    In this sentence, 'toukokuussa' gives the starting time of the work, acting as a temporal indicator.

  • Matkustamme tukholmaan toukokuussa.

    We will travel to Stockholm in May.

    In this sentence, 'toukokuussa' is used to indicate the time when the action of traveling will take place. It is in the inessive form, which is commonly used for time expressions to show when something occurs.

  • Toukokuussa sää muuttuu lämpimämmäksi.

    In May, the weather becomes warmer.

    Here, 'toukokuussa' is employed to describe the month during which the described change in weather typically happens. It sets the temporal context for the statement.

  • Juhlimme ystäväni syntymäpäivää toukokuussa.

    We celebrate my friend's birthday in May.

    In this example, 'toukokuussa' informs us about the time when the celebration of the friend's birthday happens. This is another instance of its use to define the timeframe of an event.

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