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Jukka Aho
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Re: And here I thought I had stuff like this down....

Post by Jukka Aho » Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:41 pm

Pursuivant wrote:Nämä puut ovat puita.
Nämä puut ovat puuta.
Yeah.

"These trees are trees." (Well, duh!)
"These trees are made of wood." (Ditto.)


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jahasjahas
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Re: And here I thought I had stuff like this down....

Post by jahasjahas » Wed Dec 26, 2012 9:40 pm

Pojat ovat poikia.
Pojat ovat poikaa.

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Post by linforcer » Sat Dec 29, 2012 12:16 pm

meaning seperately:

"These trees are trees.", and "These trees are wood(en)." right?
English: "...than anything he had smelled before."
Finnish: "...than any his before sensed smell."

Sigh.

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Re: And here I thought I had stuff like this down....

Post by Pursuivant » Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:01 pm

Kalle-Kustaa Korkki
muniansa sorkki
munat meni rikki
Kalle-poika itki

Äiti tilas uudet
oli liian suuret
Sisko lainas omat
oli liian somat
Isä teki puusta
kusi valu suusta
"By the pricking of my thumbs,
Something wicked this way comes."

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Post by onkko » Sat Dec 29, 2012 9:28 pm

Pursuivant wrote:Kalle-Kustaa Korkki
muniansa sorkki
munat meni rikki
Kalle-poika itki

Äiti tilas uudet
oli liian suuret
Sisko lainas omat
oli liian somat
Isä teki puusta
kusi valu suusta
Oskari olematon, nollakatu nolla.
Läskistä portaat, luurankohissi.
oven päällä luki että oskarin tissi.
Caesare weold Graecum, ond Caelic Finnum


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