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Usages of tietää
En tiennyt, että kokki oli leiponut kakun ennen sulkemisaikaa.
I didn't know that the chef had baked a cake before closing time.
Minä tiedän tien kotiin.
I know the way home.
Yritän muistaa, missä kirjani on, mutta en tiedä, kuka sen otti.
I try to remember where my book is, but I do not know who took it.
En löydä silmälasejani, vaikka tiedän, että ne ovat jossain kotona.
I can’t find my glasses, even though I know they are somewhere at home.
Tiedätkö, mihin liukuportaisiin mennä, kun katsot kerroskarttaa?
Do you know which escalator to take when you look at the floor map?
Kun muutan kauemmas, tiedän että kaipaan ystäviäni ja perhettäni.
When I move farther away, I know that I will miss my friends and family.
En aina tiedä, kumpaa harjoitella enemmän, kuuntelutaitoa vai ääntämistä.
I don’t always know which to practice more, listening skill or pronunciation.
On helpompi olla rauhallinen, kun tiedän, että säästötilillä on vähän rahaa hätätilannetta varten.
It is easier to be calm when I know that there is some money in the savings account for an emergency.
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