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Tänään

Today

Beginneradverb

Definition

The present day.

Example

Sää on kaunis tänään.

The weather is beautiful today.

Etymology

'Tänään' comes from the Finnish language root 'tänä', associated with immediate temporal reference, evolving in form through linguistic history.

How & Where It’s Used

'Tänään' is commonly used in everyday speech and writing, often in informal contexts, and is understood nationwide without dialectical differences.

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