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Usages of merkitä
Kirjoitan uuden sanan vihkoon ja merkitsen sen viereen lyhyen merkityksen.
I write the new word in the notebook and mark a short meaning next to it.
Minä merkitsen kokouksen kalenteriin.
I mark the meeting in the calendar.
Muistilistaan merkitsemme myös, milloin kampaaja on lomalla, jotta emme varaa aikaa väärin.
On the checklist we also mark when the hairdresser is on vacation, so that we do not book a time wrongly.
Kun luen uutiskirjettä, merkitsen yhden vaikean sanan muistikirjaan.
When I read the newsletter, I mark one difficult word in my notebook.
Lasken menot laskimella ja merkitsen ne vihkoon.
I calculate the expenses with a calculator and mark them in the notebook.
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