September 7th, 2026

September 7th, 2026

HW: ex. 13 & 14 p. 175

in the morning / in the afternoon / in the evening
BUT: at dawn = at sunrise
at noon = at midday
at dusk = at sunset
at  night

The speed limit in Finland is very often 80 kilometres an / per hour.
Blueberries cost 20 euros a box.

It was a useful piece of advice.

Sanoja, joissa ei ole artikkelia a / an:
nature = luonto
Nature is beautiful in the countryside.
space: Is there life in outer space?
humankind = mankind
humanity
Heaven
Hell
Parliament
man = ihminen
Man makes mistakes.
society = yhteiskunta
Congress
Crime doesn't pay. = Rikollisuus ei kannata.
It was a crime. = Se oli rikos.

ateriat yksinään:
I didn't have breakfast.
Did you have lunch?
BUT: I had a very healthy breakfast this morning.

sairaudet ovat yleensä ilman artikkelia:
He had cancer. I had bronchitis.
They were in bed with flu.

BUT: catch a cold = vilustua
I caught a cold.
I have a sore throat.
Nikolai had a cough.
Heaven / Hell

Pauli Kiuru is a Member of Parliament.
Pauli Kiuru is an MP.

Articles: a / an / - // the
Indefinite article:
She has a husband
a / an tullut sanasta ONE.
She saw an elephant.
Matti is a man.
Matti is an old man.

Matti is a young man.
Matti is an honest man
It took an hour to drive to Lahti.
Ääntäminen ratkaisee!

Niclas drinks milk / water / whisky / juice.
This bracelet is made of gold.
I love French and History.
This table is made of wood.
juotavat nesteet, ruuat, aineet ja oppiaineet: ei tule artikkelia.

COUNTABLES / UNCOUNTABLES:
laskettavat ja ei-laskettavat substantiivit

MÄÄRÄINEN ARTIKKELI / DEFINITE ARTICLE:
the
1. PERUSSÄÄNTÖ: kun asia mainitaan 1. kerran, tulee a / an. Kun se mainitaan 2. kerran, tulee the:
I met a girl on the street. The girl happened to be American.

2. Shut the door, will you?
Could you please open the window?
Shall we meet at the airport?

There were dark clouds in the sky.
Asiayhteydestä tuttu tai yleisesti tunnettu asia, tulee the.
The weather has been quite warm.
The sun was shining all day.

3. kun on prepositiofraasi jäljessä:
What is the name of this bird?
The roof of the house is leaking.

4. relatiivilause jäljessä:
Did you receive the letter (that) I sent to you?

5. superlatiiveissa:
It was the best film I had ever seen.

6. monet sanonnat:
the following day
the next day
the same as: She has the same opinion on the matter as you.
Thanks, the same to you.

7. ilmansuunnat:

He lives in the south of France.

8. adjektiivin substantivoiminen:
deaf: The deaf use a sign language.
rich: The rich have different problems than the poor.


9. instrumentti:
Can you play the piano? / the violin / the cello

BUT: play football / volleyball / tennis / badminton

10. sanonta:
The sooner the better. = Mitä pikemmin, sitä parempi.