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(sentences for getting outta the sauna)
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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.
In this context it means you are requesting more water thrown on stove stones. Let's learn that.
* 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"
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