This is the 554th most frequent Finnish word.
ääntä
The Finnish word "ääntä" means "sound" or "voice" in the partitive case.
In this sentence, 'ääntä' refers to the way the voice or sound is expressed, especially concerning volume.
Voisitteko puhua vähän hiljaisemmalla äänellä?
Could you speak a bit quieter?
Here, 'ääntä' signifies the singer's use of their voice as a skill or instrument.
Laulaja käytti ääntään taitavasti.
The singer used their voice skillfully.
Here, 'ääntä' is in the partitive singular form and refers to the sound being perceived, emphasizing a continuous or unspecified amount of the sound.