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yli

yli
past / over / across
From Lesson 53:Telling time (kello on...)·Finnish

Usages of yli

Kello on varttia yli kahdeksan aamulla.
It is a quarter past eight in the morning.
Kello on kymmenen minuuttia yli neljä.
It is ten minutes past four.
Minä ajan polkupyörällä sillan yli.
I ride the bicycle over the bridge.
He kävelivät kivisen sillan yli.
They walked over the stone bridge.
Tämä huone ei ole esteetön, mutta pystynköhän menemään kynnyksen yli?
This room is not accessible, but I wonder if I am able to go over the threshold?
Suon yli kävelleet turistit olivat väsyneitä mutta iloisia.
The tourists who walked across the bog were tired but happy.
Taikina saattaa kohota yli reunan ja mennä hukkaan.
The dough might rise over the edge and go to waste.

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