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* fi."'''lisää'''" == en."more [of x]" | * fi."'''lisää'''" == en."more [of x]" | ||
* fi."'''löyly'''" could be translated to "steam" but infact löyly is a far wider concept i.e. it is not only about the humidity percent. Löyly can also be used to refer to the quality of the löyly in a certain sauna. | * fi."'''löyly'''" could be translated to "steam" but infact löyly is a far wider concept i.e. it is not only about the humidity percent. Löyly can also be used to refer to the quality of the löyly in a certain sauna. | ||
* The suffix ''''-ä'''' or ''''-a'''' (determined if there are umlauted characters present in the word body or not) forms the partitive case. | * The suffix ''''-ä'''' or ''''-a'''' (determined if there are umlauted characters present in the word body or not) forms the partitive case. | ||
Lets put that all together: | Lets put that all together, you want more löyly you ask for: | ||
::* fi."Lisää löylyä" == en."Throw some more water on the stones." | ::* fi."Lisää löylyä." == en."Throw some more water on the stones." | ||
* fi."'''Hyvä'''" == en."good" (plural "Hyvät") | * fi."'''Hyvä'''" == en."good" (plural "Hyvät") | ||
::* fi."Hyvät löylyt." == en."These are good löylyt" | ::* fi."Hyvät löylyt." == en."These are good löylyt" | ||
* fi."'''Helvetti'''" == en."Hell" | * fi."'''Helvetti'''" == en."Hell" | ||