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81 [eighty-one]

Past tense 1

Past tense 1

81 [kahdeksankymmentäyksi]

Menneisyysmuoto 1

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to write ki--o--t-a k_________ k-r-o-t-a- ---------- kirjoittaa 0
He wrote a letter. H-n-k--jo-tt- k------. H__ k________ k_______ H-n k-r-o-t-i k-r-e-n- ---------------------- Hän kirjoitti kirjeen. 0
And she wrote a card. J- --- ---j-i--i---r---. J_ h__ k________ k______ J- h-n k-r-o-t-i k-r-i-. ------------------------ Ja hän kirjoitti kortin. 0
to read l--ea l____ l-k-a ----- lukea 0
He read a magazine. H-- l-ki lehteä. H__ l___ l______ H-n l-k- l-h-e-. ---------------- Hän luki lehteä. 0
And she read a book. J---ä- -u-i -i--a-. J_ h__ l___ k______ J- h-n l-k- k-r-a-. ------------------- Ja hän luki kirjan. 0
to take o-taa o____ o-t-a ----- ottaa 0
He took a cigarette. H-n-otti tupa--n. H__ o___ t_______ H-n o-t- t-p-k-n- ----------------- Hän otti tupakan. 0
She took a piece of chocolate. Hän--t------an suklaa--. H__ o___ p____ s________ H-n o-t- p-l-n s-k-a-t-. ------------------------ Hän otti palan suklaata. 0
He was disloyal, but she was loyal. P-ik- ----u-ko--n--mut-- -y------- usk-l-inen. P____ o__ u_______ m____ t____ o__ u__________ P-i-a o-i u-k-t-n- m-t-a t-t-ö o-i u-k-l-i-e-. ---------------------------------------------- Poika oli uskoton, mutta tyttö oli uskollinen. 0
He was lazy, but she was hard-working. Poi-a-oli la-s--, m--ta t-ttö-oli-a-kera. P____ o__ l______ m____ t____ o__ a______ P-i-a o-i l-i-k-, m-t-a t-t-ö o-i a-k-r-. ----------------------------------------- Poika oli laiska, mutta tyttö oli ahkera. 0
He was poor, but she was rich. Poika--l- --y-ä--m-t-a t-ttö-ol---i-as. P____ o__ k_____ m____ t____ o__ r_____ P-i-a o-i k-y-ä- m-t-a t-t-ö o-i r-k-s- --------------------------------------- Poika oli köyhä, mutta tyttö oli rikas. 0
He had no money, only debts. H-n---- e- -l-ut --h--,--a-----lk--a. H______ e_ o____ r_____ v___ v_______ H-n-l-ä e- o-l-t r-h-a- v-a- v-l-o-a- ------------------------------------- Hänellä ei ollut rahaa, vaan velkoja. 0
He had no luck, only bad luck. H---l----- ol--t -nn-a, v-a- -p--nne-. H______ e_ o____ o_____ v___ e________ H-n-l-ä e- o-l-t o-n-a- v-a- e-ä-n-e-. -------------------------------------- Hänellä ei ollut onnea, vaan epäonnea. 0
He had no success, only failure. Hä-ell- ei--l-u- m--es-ystä,-v-a---p-o--e-. H______ e_ o____ m__________ v___ e________ H-n-l-ä e- o-l-t m-n-s-y-t-, v-a- e-ä-n-e-. ------------------------------------------- Hänellä ei ollut menestystä, vaan epäonnea. 0
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied. Hän -- -llut------v----n- v--n-ty-ty----n. H__ e_ o____ t___________ v___ t__________ H-n e- o-l-t t-y-y-ä-n-n- v-a- t-y-y-ä-ö-. ------------------------------------------ Hän ei ollut tyytyväinen, vaan tyytymätön. 0
He was not happy, but sad. Hän ei-ollu--o-ne--i---,--aa-----e--n. H__ e_ o____ o__________ v___ o_______ H-n e- o-l-t o-n-l-i-e-, v-a- o-n-t-n- -------------------------------------- Hän ei ollut onnellinen, vaan onneton. 0
He was not friendly, but unfriendly. Hän-e----l---s---aa--in-n,-va-n-e-äm--lly-t-vä. H__ e_ o____ s____________ v___ e______________ H-n e- o-l-t s-m-a-t-i-e-, v-a- e-ä-i-l-y-t-v-. ----------------------------------------------- Hän ei ollut sympaattinen, vaan epämiellyttävä. 0

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