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Adverb
kerran
- once (one, and only one, time)
- Synonym: (mathematics) yhdesti
Tapasin hänet kerran.- I met him/her once.
- once (formerly)
Olipa kerran...- Once upon a time...
Karthago oli kerran mahtava kaupunki.- Carthage was once a powerful city.
- a word emphasizing a reason or cause for something: when, since, because (often preceded by a conjunction like kun)
Minäkin haluan jäätelön, kun kerran Iivarikin sai!- I want an ice cream too, since Iivari got one!
Noun
kerran
- genitive singular of kerta
Kun tapasin hänet ensi kerran, hänellä oli päällään vaaleanpunainen puku.- When I met him for the first time he was wearing a pink suit.
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