No. 19 in Finnish
viime
"Viime" means "last" or "previous" in English.
In a sentence
Viime viikolla kävelin puistossa.
Last week, I walked in the park.
The word 'viime' refers to the time indicator "last" in a temporal context, modifying the noun 'viikolla' (week).
Se oli viime kerta, kun näin hänet.
That was the last time I saw her.
The word 'viime' indicates 'last' in the sense of final occurrence, modifying 'kerta' (time).
Viimeinen sana oli vaikuttava.
The last word was impressive.
Here 'viimeinen' is a form of the word 'viime' meaning 'last' in an ordinal way, modifying 'sana' (word).
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