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93 [ninety-three]

Subordinate clauses: if

Subordinate clauses: if

93 [yhdeksänkymmentäkolme]

Liitepartikkelit -ko / -kö

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I don’t know if he loves me. En --edä,-r--------- --- --n--. E- t----- r--------- h-- m----- E- t-e-ä- r-k-s-a-k- h-n m-n-a- ------------------------------- En tiedä, rakastaako hän minua. 0
I don’t know if he’ll come back. En ti-dä,----e----hän--ak---i-. E- t----- t------ h-- t-------- E- t-e-ä- t-l-e-o h-n t-k-i-i-. ------------------------------- En tiedä, tuleeko hän takaisin. 0
I don’t know if he’ll call me. E--t-ed-, so-ttaa-- -än -inull-. E- t----- s-------- h-- m------- E- t-e-ä- s-i-t-a-o h-n m-n-l-e- -------------------------------- En tiedä, soittaako hän minulle. 0
Maybe he doesn’t love me? Ra----a-k------än--i--a? R------------ h-- m----- R-k-s-a-k-h-n h-n m-n-a- ------------------------ Rakastaakohan hän minua? 0
Maybe he won’t come back? T-----o-a- -ä- -a-as-n? T--------- h-- t------- T-l-e-o-a- h-n t-k-s-n- ----------------------- Tuleekohan hän takasin? 0
Maybe he won’t call me? So-t---ko--- h----inu---? S----------- h-- m------- S-i-t-a-o-a- h-n m-n-l-e- ------------------------- Soittaakohan hän minulle? 0
I wonder if he thinks about me. K-sy- itse----i- -j-t----ek---än-m-nua. K---- i--------- a---------- h-- m----- K-s-n i-s-l-ä-i- a-a-t-l-e-o h-n m-n-a- --------------------------------------- Kysyn itseltäni, ajatteleeko hän minua. 0
I wonder if he has someone else. Kysyn it---tä--,-o--o-häne-l----k- -o--en. K---- i--------- o--- h------ j--- t------ K-s-n i-s-l-ä-i- o-k- h-n-l-ä j-k- t-i-e-. ------------------------------------------ Kysyn itseltäni, onko hänellä joku toinen. 0
I wonder if he lies. K--y--i--el---i--valehtele--o hä-. K---- i--------- v----------- h--- K-s-n i-s-l-ä-i- v-l-h-e-e-k- h-n- ---------------------------------- Kysyn itseltäni, valehteleeko hän. 0
Maybe he thinks of me? A-a-t-l-e-o--n -ä- mi-ua? A------------- h-- m----- A-a-t-l-e-o-a- h-n m-n-a- ------------------------- Ajatteleekohan hän minua? 0
Maybe he has someone else? O------ --ne--ä jo-u to--en? O------ h------ j--- t------ O-k-h-n h-n-l-ä j-k- t-i-e-? ---------------------------- Onkohan hänellä joku toinen? 0
Maybe he tells me the truth? P---u--h-n-hän-t-t-a? P--------- h-- t----- P-h-u-o-a- h-n t-t-a- --------------------- Puhuukohan hän totta? 0
I doubt whether he really likes me. M-n- ---i-e-,-p---ä-ö--än -in-s--. M--- e------- p------ h-- m------- M-n- e-ä-l-n- p-t-ä-ö h-n m-n-s-a- ---------------------------------- Minä epäilen, pitääkö hän minusta. 0
I doubt whether he’ll write to me. Mi-ä -päilen, ---jo-tt-ako-hän m---l--. M--- e------- k----------- h-- m------- M-n- e-ä-l-n- k-r-o-t-a-k- h-n m-n-l-e- --------------------------------------- Minä epäilen, kirjoittaako hän minulle. 0
I doubt whether he’ll marry me. M--ä-e--il--, -enee-ö--än -an-sa-- n----s---. M--- e------- m------ h-- k------- n--------- M-n- e-ä-l-n- m-n-e-ö h-n k-n-s-n- n-i-i-i-n- --------------------------------------------- Minä epäilen, meneekö hän kanssani naimisiin. 0
Does he really like me? P-t-äk-hä- h----in-----todel-a? P--------- h-- m------ t------- P-t-ä-ö-ä- h-n m-n-s-a t-d-l-a- ------------------------------- Pitääköhän hän minusta todella? 0
Will he write to me? K--j-i-taakoha------minulle? K-------------- h-- m------- K-r-o-t-a-k-h-n h-n m-n-l-e- ---------------------------- Kirjoittaakohan hän minulle? 0
Will he marry me? Me-------- hän k-n--ani--a-mis-in? M--------- h-- k------- n--------- M-n-e-ö-ä- h-n k-n-s-n- n-i-i-i-n- ---------------------------------- Meneeköhän hän kanssani naimisiin? 0

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