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81 [kahdeksankymmentäyksi] Menneisyysmuoto 1

to write	kirjoittaa
He wrote a letter.	Hän kirjoitti kirjeen.
And she wrote a card.	Ja hän kirjoitti kortin.
to read	lukea
He read a magazine.	Hän luki lehteä.
And she read a book.	Ja hän luki kirjan.
to take	ottaa
He took a cigarette.	Hän otti tupakan.
She took a piece of chocolate.	Hän otti palan suklaata.
He was disloyal, but she was loyal.	Poika oli uskoton, mutta tyttö oli uskollinen.
He was lazy, but she was hard-working.	Poika oli laiska, mutta tyttö oli ahkera.
He was poor, but she was rich.	Poika oli köyhä, mutta tyttö oli rikas.
He had no money, only debts.	Hänellä ei ollut rahaa, vaan velkoja.
He had no luck, only bad luck.	Hänellä ei ollut onnea, vaan epäonnea.
He had no success, only failure.	Hänellä ei ollut menestystä, vaan epäonnea.
He was not satisfied, but dissatisfied.	Hän ei ollut tyytyväinen, vaan tyytymätön.
He was not happy, but sad.	Hän ei ollut onnellinen, vaan onneton.
He was not friendly, but unfriendly.	Hän ei ollut sympaattinen, vaan epämiellyttävä.

The history of linguistics

Languages have always fascinated mankind. The history of linguistics is therefore very long. Linguistics is the systematic study of language. Even thousands of years ago people contemplated language. In doing so, different cultures developed different systems. As a result, different descriptions of languages emerged. Today's linguistics are based on ancient theories more than anything else. Many traditions were established in Greece in particular. The oldest known work about language comes from India, however. It was written 3,000 years ago by the grammarian Sakatayana. In ancient times, philosophers like Plato busied themselves with languages. Later, Roman authors developed their theories further. Arabians, too, developed their own traditions in the 8th century. Even then, their works show precise descriptions of the Arabian language. In modern times, man particularly wanted to research where language comes from. Scholars were especially interested in the history of language. In the 18th century, people started to compare languages with each other. They wanted to understand how languages develop. Later they concentrated on languages as a system. The question of how languages function was the focal point. Today, a great number of schools of thought exist within linguistics. Many new disciplines have developed since the fifties. These were in part strongly influenced by other sciences. Examples are psycholinguistics or intercultural communication. The newer linguistic schools of thought are very specialized. One example of this is feminist linguistics. So the history of linguistics continues… As long as there are languages, man will contemplate them!