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Usages of pelätä
En pelkää koskaan puhua suomea.
I am never afraid to speak Finnish.
Älä pelkää, silta on turvallinen.
Don't be afraid, the bridge is safe.
Älä pelkää heitä.
Don't be afraid of them.
Minä pelkään ukkosta.
I am afraid of the thunderstorm.
Jotkut pelkäävät kovaa ääntä, kun raketit ammutaan taivaalle ja valot kiiltävät pimeässä.
Some people are afraid of the loud noise when the rockets are shot into the sky and the lights shine in the dark.
Alussa tunnen epävarmuutta, koska olen herkkä virheille ja pelkään rikkovani kasvit.
At first I feel uncertainty, because I am sensitive to mistakes and I am afraid of breaking the plants.
Kirjeystäväni rohkaisee minua kirjoittamaan suomeksi, vaikka pelkään virheitä.
My pen pal encourages me to write in Finnish, even though I am afraid of mistakes.
Koira pelkää ilotulitusta.
The dog is afraid of the fireworks.
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