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Usages of -ssä
Minäkin haluan halata ystävääni, mutta hän on vielä töissä.
I also want to hug my friend, but she/he is still at work.
Lapsi leikkii metsässä.
The child plays in the forest.
Kuljen kouluun pitkin jalkakäytävää ja ylitän suojatien risteyksessä.
I go to school along the sidewalk and cross the pedestrian crossing at the intersection.
Risteyksessä on paljon jännitystä, kun joku yrittää ohittaa auton liian nopeasti.
There is a lot of tension at the intersection when someone tries to overtake a car too fast.
Odotan välittäjää asuntoesittelyssä, koska hän on myöhässä.
I am waiting for the realtor at the apartment viewing because he/she is late.
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