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No. 684 in Finnish

useamman

"Useamman" means "several" or "more than one" in English.

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  • Hänellä oli useamman päivän vapaata töistä.

    She had several days off from work.

    In this sentence, 'useamman' is in the partitive singular form and modifies 'päivän', indicating an unspecified, non-exact amount of 'days'. It conveys the idea of 'several' or more than one.

  • Ostin useamman erilaisia hedelmiä kaupasta.

    I bought several different fruits from the store.

    Here, 'useamman' highlights the diversity or variety of the objects, i.e., 'different fruits'. The form 'uselmaan' again is partitive singular due to its context of use in the sentence.

  • Hän näki useamman kissan pihalla.

    He saw several cats in the yard.

    In this example, 'useamman' describes 'kissan', where it specifies multiple items without an exact number, translated effectively as 'several' in English.

  • Hänellä on useamman vuoden kokemus alalta.

    She has several years of experience in the field.

    Here, 'useamman' is in the partitive case indicating more than one year, emphasizing duration or accumulation.

  • Valitsin useamman kirjan, jotka vaikuttivat mielenkiintoisilta.

    I chose several books that seemed interesting.

    In this instance, 'useamman' is in the partitive case, modifying 'books' to denote a quantity greater than one but not fixed.

  • Useamman henkilön mielestä päätös oli oikea.

    According to several people, the decision was correct.

    Here, 'useamman' modifies 'persons' in partitive plural, indicating opinions from more than one individual.

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