No. 395 in Finnish
yhdeksän
The Finnish word "yhdeksän" means "nine" in English.
In a sentence
Minulla on yhdeksän kirjaa.
I have nine books.
Here, 'yhdeksän' is used as a cardinal number denoting quantity.
Bussi numero yhdeksän oli myöhässä.
The bus number nine was late.
In this sentence, 'yhdeksän' functions as an identifier within a naming convention (number nine).
Hän heräsi yhdeksän aikaan aamulla.
He woke up around nine o'clock in the morning.
Here, 'yhdeksän' is used to specify the time, understood in the morning context, due to association with its usage.
Meillä on yhdeksän oppilasta luokassa.
We have nine students in the classroom.
The word 'yhdeksän' is used as a cardinal number indicating a quantity of students.
Kello on yhdeksän aamulla.
It is nine o'clock in the morning.
Here, 'yhdeksän' represents the time on the clock.
Yhdeksän jälkeen aloitamme kokouksen.
After nine, we will start the meeting.
In this example, 'yhdeksän' specifies a point in time after which an action takes place.
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