No. 14 in Finnish
vuonna
"In the year."
In a sentence
Synnyin vuonna 1990.
I was born in the year 1990.
The word 'vuonna' is used here as a preposition to indicate the specific year in which the event occurred. It can be roughly translated to 'in the year' in English.
Ensimmäinen maailmansota alkoi vuonna 1914.
The First World War started in the year 1914.
Here, 'vuonna' serves to specify the occurrence of an important historical event tied to a specific year.
Vuonna 2025 aiomme matkustaa Japaniin.
In the year 2025, we plan to travel to Japan.
The usage of 'vuonna' in this sentence pinpoints a future year when a planned activity will take place.
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