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Usages of -ttä
En halua lähteä uimaan syömättä mitään.
I don’t want to go swimming without eating anything.
Joskus syömme iltapalan nuotion ääressä pesemättä astioita heti.
Sometimes we eat an evening snack by the campfire without washing the dishes right away.
Lapset syövät marjoja suoraan metsästä pesemättä käsiä.
The children eat berries straight from the forest without washing their hands.
Jos jokin tarkastus peruuntuu viime hetkellä, yritän olla menettämättä hermojani.
If some check-up is cancelled at the last moment, I try not to lose my nerve.
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