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Usages of -ksi
Potilas saa lääkkeeksi yhden tabletin aamulla ja toisen illalla.
The patient gets as medicine one pill in the morning and another in the evening.
Haluan tulla opettajaksi.
I want to become a teacher.
Siskoni haluaa näyttelijäksi ja käy nyt teatterikerhossa.
My sister wants to become an actor and now goes to a theatre club.
Hän aikoo valmistua insinööriksi ensi keväänä.
She/He plans to graduate as an engineer next spring.
Valmistuin itse viime vuonna opettajaksi ja aloin heti etsiä töitä.
I myself graduated as a teacher last year and immediately started looking for work.
Haluan tulla paremmaksi suomen puhujaksi.
I want to become a better speaker of Finnish.
Lapsena hän halusi tulla opettajaksi tai muusikoksi.
As a child she/he wanted to become a teacher or a musician.
Test yourself: What does -ksi mean?
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