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Usages of kaivata
Kun muutan kauemmas, tiedän että kaipaan ystäviäni ja perhettäni.
When I move farther away, I know that I will miss my friends and family.
Äitini kaipasi hiljattain mummoa, joka ei ollut voinut tulla kylään.
My mother recently missed grandma, who had not been able to come for a visit.
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