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Usages of sijasta
Etätyöpäivänä pidämme palaverin pienessä kokoushuoneessa toimiston sijasta.
On a remote-work day we hold a meeting in a small meeting room instead of at the office.
Minä juon teetä kahvin sijasta.
I drink tea instead of coffee.
Kahvinkeitin on rikki, joten juon teetä kahvin sijasta.
The coffee maker is broken, so I drink tea instead of coffee.
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