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92 [ninety-two]

Subordinate clauses: that 2

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92 [yhdeksänkymmentäkaksi]

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Sivulauseita että-sanalla 2

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I’m angry that you snore. Mi--- ä-------- e--- s--- k-------. Minua ärsyttää, että sinä kuorsaat. 0 +
I’m angry that you drink so much beer. Mi--- ä-------- e--- j--- n--- p----- o-----. Minua ärsyttää, että juot niin paljon olutta. 0 +
I’m angry that you come so late. Mi--- ä-------- e--- t---- n--- m------. Minua ärsyttää, että tulet niin myöhään. 0 +
     
I think he needs a doctor. Lu----- e--- h-- t-------- l-------. Luulen, että hän tarvitsee lääkärin. 0 +
I think he is ill. Lu----- e--- h-- o- s-----. Luulen, että hän on sairas. 0 +
I think he is sleeping now. Lu----- e--- h-- n----- n--. Luulen, että hän nukkuu nyt. 0 +
     
We hope that he marries our daughter. To------- e--- h-- n-- t---------. Toivomme, että hän nai tyttäremme. 0 +
We hope that he has a lot of money. To------- e--- h------ o- p----- r----. Toivomme, että hänellä on paljon rahaa. 0 +
We hope that he is a millionaire. To------- e--- h-- o- m---------. Toivomme, että hän on miljonääri. 0 +
     
I heard that your wife had an accident. Ku----- e--- v------ j----- o-------------. Kuulin, että vaimosi joutui onnettomuuteen. 0 +
I heard that she is in the hospital. Ku----- e--- h-- m---- s----------. Kuulin, että hän makaa sairaalassa. 0 +
I heard that your car is completely wrecked. Ku----- e--- a----- o- k------- r----. Kuulin, että autosi on kokonaan rikki. 0 +
     
I’m happy that you came. Mi--- i---------- e--- t------. Minua ilahduttaa, että tulitte. 0 +
I’m happy that you are interested. Mi--- i---------- e--- t----- o- k-----------. Minua ilahduttaa, että teillä on kiinnostusta. 0 +
I’m happy that you want to buy the house. Mi--- i---------- e--- h------- o---- t----. Minua ilahduttaa, että haluatte ostaa talon. 0 +
     
I’m afraid the last bus has already gone. Mi-- p------- e--- v-------- b---- m--- j-. Minä pelkään, että viimeinen bussi meni jo. 0 +
I’m afraid we will have to take a taxi. Mi-- p------- e--- j------- o------- t-----. Minä pelkään, että joudumme ottamaan taksin. 0 +
I’m afraid I have no more money. Mi-- p------- e---- m------ o-- r----. Minä pelkään, ettei minulla ole rahaa. 0 +
     

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From gestures to speech

When we speak or listen, our brain has a lot to do. It has to process the linguistic signals. Gestures and symbols are linguistic signals too. They existed even before human speech. Some symbols are understood in all cultures. Others have to be learned. They can't be understood just by looking at them. Gestures and symbols are processed like speech. And they are processed in the same area of the brain! A new study has proven this. Researchers tested several test subjects. These test subjects had to view various video clips. While they were watching the clips, their brain activity was measured. In one group, the clips expressed various things. These occurred through movements, symbols and speech. The other test group watched different video clips. These videos were nonsense clips. Speech, gestures and symbols didn't exist. They had no meaning. In the measurements, the researchers saw what was processed where. They could compare the brain activity of the test subjects. Everything that had meaning was analyzed in the same area. The results of this experiment are very interesting. They show how our brain has learned language over time. At first, man communicated with gestures. Later he developed a language. The brain had to learn, therefore, to process speech like gestures. And evidently it simply updated the old version …