No. 34 in Finnish
vuotta
"Vuotta" is the partitive singular form of "vuosi," meaning "year" in English.
In a sentence
Olen asunut tässä kaupungissa viisi vuotta.
I have lived in this city for five years.
The word 'vuotta' is used in the partitive case to indicate the duration of time ('five years').
Tyttäreni on kymmenen vuotta vanha.
My daughter is ten years old.
The word 'vuotta' here also takes the partitive form; it connects the age of a person with the numeral modifying it.
Hän opetteli pianonsoittoa monta vuotta.
She learned to play the piano for many years.
'Vuotta' is used in its partitive plural form indicating an unspecified duration ('many years').
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