No. 445 in Finnish
yhteen
"Yhteen" means "together" or "into one" in English.
In a sentence
He löysivät kaksi palaa ja liittivät ne yhteen.
They found two pieces and joined them together.
Here, 'yhteen' translates to 'together', indicating the action of combining or joining two or more things.
He kävelivät yhteen suuntaan.
They walked in the same direction.
Here, 'yhteen' implies 'to one', giving the sense of unity or sameness in the action.
He olivat yhtä mieltä ja tulivat yhteen päätökseen.
They agreed and came to a decision together.
In this sentence, 'yhteen' denotes unanimity or forming a joint stance, which is a metaphorical usage of the word's literal meaning 'together' or 'into one'.
He löysivät tiensä yhteen lopulta.
They found their way together in the end.
Here 'yhteen' means 'together' in the sense of uniting or coming to a close proximity.
Kirjoita sanat yhteen, ei erikseen.
Write the words as one, not separately.
In this sentence, 'yhteen' means joining or combining entities into one, specifically about writing words.
Auto törmäsi puuhun ja meni ihan romuksi yhteen aikaan.
The car crashed into a tree and got completely wrecked at one time.
Here 'yhteen aikaan' is a phrase meaning 'at the same time' or 'at one point', showing temporal concurrence.
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