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Usages of -un
Kuljen kouluun pitkin jalkakäytävää ja ylitän suojatien risteyksessä.
I go to school along the sidewalk and cross the pedestrian crossing at the intersection.
Valmentaja yllättyi, kun olin kuitenkin jaksanut juosta loppuun asti.
The coach was surprised when I had nevertheless managed to run all the way to the end.
Jouluna, varsinkin jouluaattona, perheeni on joululomalla, emmekä mene kouluun emmekä töihin.
At Christmas, especially on Christmas Eve, my family is on Christmas holiday, and we don’t go to school or work.
Jos bussi on myöhässä, minä vaihdan raitiovaunuun.
If the bus is late, I change to the tram.
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