No. 77 in Finnish
välillä
"Välillä" means "between" or "sometimes" in English, depending on context.
In a sentence
Olen välillä kiireinen työssäni.
Sometimes I am busy at my work.
In this context, 'välillä' means 'sometimes' or 'occasionally', indicating an intermittent occurrence.
Tietokoneeni toimii välillä hyvin ja välillä huonosti.
My computer sometimes works well and sometimes poorly.
Here, 'välillä' means 'sometimes' in a comparative manner, emphasizing a fluctuation or alternation in conditions.
Hän seisoi kahden puun välillä.
He stood between two trees.
In this usage, 'välillä' is understood as 'between', describing a spatial relationship.
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