The past tense of to be (olin, oli)

QuestionAnswer
yesterday
eilen
the cottage
mökki
I was at the cottage yesterday.
Minä olin eilen mökillä.
Were you at home yesterday?
Olitko sinä eilen kotona?
abroad
ulkomailla
He was not in the office, because he was abroad.
Hän ei ollut toimistossa, koska hän oli ulkomailla.
We were not abroad. We were here.
Me emme olleet ulkomailla. Me olimme täällä.
absent
poissa
The teacher was absent today.
Opettaja oli tänään poissa.
Why were you absent from the meeting?
Miksi te olitte poissa kokouksesta?
open
auki
The store was not open yesterday.
Kauppa ei ollut eilen auki.
closed
kiinni
Was the restaurant open or closed?
Oliko ravintola auki vai kiinni?
The bank was closed, but the pharmacy was open.
Pankki oli kiinni, mutta apteekki oli auki.
wonderful
ihana
The weather was wonderful yesterday.
Sää oli eilen ihana.
terrible
kamala
The hotel was not terrible. It was wonderful.
Hotelli ei ollut kamala. Se oli ihana.
The weather was terrible, and we were inside.
Sää oli kamala, ja me olimme sisällä.
important
tärkeä
This meeting was very important.
Tämä kokous oli hyvin tärkeä.
It was not an important problem.
Se ei ollut tärkeä ongelma.
quiet
hiljainen
The city was quiet yesterday.
Kaupunki oli eilen hiljainen.
There were two dogs in the yard, and the forest was quiet.
Pihalla oli kaksi koiraa, ja metsä oli hiljainen.
They were not at the cottage. They were at home.
He eivät olleet mökillä. He olivat kotona.
oh no
voi ei
Oh no! It was a terrible day.
Voi ei! Se oli kamala päivä.
Oh no! I have no money.
Voi ei! Minulla ei ole rahaa.
oh, I see
ai jaa
Oh, I see, you are a teacher.
Ai jaa, sinä olet opettaja.
Oh, I see! It was a lovely trip.
Ai jaa! Se oli ihana matka.

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