No. 1,199 in Swedish
finska
"Finska" means "Finnish" in English, referring to the Finnish language or things related to Finland.
In a sentence
Jag kan prata finska flytande.
I can speak Finnish fluently.
Here, 'finska' is used as the name of the Finnish language, indicating the speaker's ability to speak Finnish.
Hon studerar finska på universitetet.
She is studying Finnish at the university.
In this sentence, 'finska' represents the Finnish language as the subject of academic study.
De lär sig finska för att kommunicera med sina finska släktingar.
They are learning Finnish to communicate with their Finnish relatives.
'Finska' here refers to the language being learned and used to speak to their Finnish relatives.
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