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Usages of puhdas
Vesi on puhdasta.
The water is clean.
Minulla on puhdas vesi.
I have clean water.
Seinä näyttää puhtaalta nyt.
The wall looks clean now.
Joki on puhdas.
The river is clean.
Portaikko näyttää puhtaalta.
The staircase looks clean.
Vaihdan lakanat tänään, koska haluan puhtaan sängyn.
I change the sheets today because I want a clean bed.
Otan puhtaan pöytäliinan ja laitan sen ruokapöydälle.
I take a clean tablecloth and put it on the dining table.
Kengät jäävät aina eteiseen, jotta lattia pysyy puhtaana.
The shoes always stay in the hallway so that the floor stays clean.
Otan puhtaan astian ja laitan sen pöydälle.
I take a clean dish and put it on the table.
Ellei vesi ole puhdasta, en juo sitä.
Unless the water is clean, I won’t drink it.
Likaiset vaatteet ovat pyykkikorissa, mutta puhtaat pyykit ovat vielä kuivausrummussa.
The dirty clothes are in the laundry basket, but the clean laundry is still in the dryer.
Jos haava on likainen, se pestään ensin ja siihen laitetaan puhdas laastari.
If the wound is dirty, it is washed first and a clean bandage is put on it.
Minä laitan puhtaan laastarin haavaan.
I put a clean bandage on the wound.
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