No. 159 in Finnish
viikon
"Viikon" means "of the week" or "week's" in English.
In a sentence
Matkustan Suomeen viikon päästä.
I will travel to Finland in a week's time.
In this sentence, 'viikon' is the genitive case of 'viikko', meaning 'week', used to indicate possession or relation, effectively saying 'a week's time'.
Tämä on viikon suunnitelma.
This is the week's plan.
Here, 'viikon' again is the genitive case of 'viikko', used to indicate that the plan pertains to the week.
Viikon aikana tapahtui paljon.
A lot happened during the week.
In this context, 'viikon' serves to specify the time frame during which the events occurred, employing the genitive case for duration.
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