No. 50 in Finnish
yksi
"Yksi" means "one" in English.
In a sentence
Täällä on yksi kirja pöydällä.
There is one book on the table.
In this sentence, 'yksi' means the numeral 'one' indicating a single item.
Yksi asia huolestuttaa minua.
One thing worries me.
Here, 'yksi' is used to signify 'one specific', emphasizing the particular thing being referred to.
Voisitko kertoa minulle yhden asian?
Could you tell me one thing?
In this case, 'yksi' precedes 'asian' (thing) and is used to specify 'one' in a countable manner.
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