No. 164 in Finnish
verran
"As much as" or "to the extent of."
In a sentence
Tällä verran vettä riittää kasteluun.
This amount of water is sufficient for watering.
In this sentence, 'verran' is used to indicate a specific quantity or amount of something, in this case, water.
Kävelimme niin verran, että väsähdimme.
We walked so much that we got tired.
Here, 'verran' is employed to express an extent or degree, referring to the amount of walking.
Sain tehtyä sen verran töitä, että tulokset näkyivät.
I managed to do enough work that the results became visible.
'Verran' in this context indicates adequacy or sufficiency for a certain result, relating to the work completed.
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