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Learn Finnish: kapteeni - captain

Finnish
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kapteeni

Word

kapteeni

Meaning

captain

Part of speech

noun

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Time clauses (kun)

Usages of kapteeni

Kapteeni on iloinen, kun vene on satamassa.

The captain is happy when the boat is in the harbor.

Me emme ohjaa, kun kapteeni nukkuu.

We do not steer when the captain sleeps.

Kapteeni tarvitsee kompassin, kun on yö.

The captain needs a compass when it is night.

Kun aalto on iso, kapteeni ohjaa varovasti.

When the wave is big, the captain steers carefully.

Sinä olet siis kapteeni.

So you are the captain.

Katastrofia ei olisi vältetty ilman kapteenia.

The catastrophe would not have been avoided without the captain.

Tehtävää ei olisi peruttu, jos kapteeni olisi tiennyt totuuden.

The mission would not have been cancelled if the captain had known the truth.

Kapteeni jätti kultaa ruumaan.

The captain left gold in the cargo hold.

Kapteenin lähdettyä minä vedin rekeä varovasti.

After the captain left, I pulled the sled carefully.

Kapteenin lähdettyä myrsky oli noita öitä pahempi.

After the captain left, the storm was worse than those nights.

Kapteeni antoi käskyn valmistautua, koska miehistöllä oli valmius lähteä.

The captain gave the order to prepare, because the crew had the readiness to leave.

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