Tuulen voima avasi oven.

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Breakdown of Tuulen voima avasi oven.

• ovi: the door
• tuuli: the wind
• voima: the force; power

Questions & Answers about Tuulen voima avasi oven.

Why is it tuulen and not tuuli?

Because tuulen is the genitive singular of tuuli (wind).

In Tuulen voima, the structure is literally the wind's force or the force of the wind. Finnish often uses the genitive case to show this kind of relationship.

• tuuli = wind
• tuulen = of the wind / wind's

So:

• Tuulen voima = the force of the wind

What does voima mean here?

Voima means force, strength, or power.

In this sentence, tuulen voima means the force/power of the wind. It is the subject doing the action.

Depending on context, voima can refer to:

• physical strength
• force
• power
• energy

Here, force or power is the most natural interpretation.

Why is oven and not ovi?