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No. 889 in Finnish

nuoria

"Nuoria" is the partitive plural form of "nuori," meaning "young people" or "youth" in English.

In a sentence

  • Me autamme nuoria oppimaan uusia taitoja.

    We help the youth to learn new skills.

    The word 'nuoria' here is in the partitive plural form, working as the object of the verb 'autamme', meaning 'to help'.

  • Monet nuoria kiinnostavat teatterikurssit.

    Many theater courses interest youth.

    In this sentence, 'nuoria' is in the partitive plural form and functions as the subject of an existential clause with 'kiinnostavat', indicating interest among youth.

  • Leirillä oli monia nuoria eri puolilta maata.

    There were many young people from various parts of the country at the camp.

    Here, 'nuoria' is in the partitive plural form to indicate an undefined group and is part of the existential phrase 'oli'.}]}}]}}]}

  • Nuoria ihmisiä oli puistossa.

    Young people were in the park.

    In this sentence, 'nuoria' is the partitive plural form of 'nuori,' meaning 'young [person],' used here to indicate an undetermined number of people in a class of youth.

  • Opettaja kehui nuoria heidän ahkeruudestaan.

    The teacher praised the youths for their diligence.

    'Nuoria' once again uses the partitive plural, required as the object of the verb 'kehui,' which requires objects in the partitive.

  • Olemme kaikki olleet nuoria joskus.

    We have all been young at some point.

    Here, 'nuoria' is the partitive plural form of 'nuori,' showing a general and timeless perspective on people being young.

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