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→‎In the sauna: + 'heitä'
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=== In the sauna ===
=== In the sauna ===
* fi."'''lisää'''" == en."more [of x]"
* fi."'''lisää'''" == en."more [of x]"
* fi."'''heitä'''" == en."[you] throw"
* fi."'''löyly'''", plural '''löylyt''' could be translated to "steam" but in fact löyly is a far wider concept i.e. it is not only about the heat and humidity percent. Löyly can also be used to refer to the quality of the löyly in a certain sauna.
* fi."'''löyly'''", plural '''löylyt''' could be translated to "steam" but in fact löyly is a far wider concept i.e. it is not only about the heat and 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.
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::* -> fi."Lisää löylyä." == en."Throw some more water on the stones."
::* -> fi."Lisää löylyä." == en."Throw some more water on the stones."
::* -> fi."Heitä löylyä" == same thing


* fi."'''Vihdo'''" == en."[you] whack with vihta"
* fi."'''Vihdo'''" == en."[you] whack with vihta"
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