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en Past tense of modal verbs 1   »   fi Modaaliverbien mennyt muoto 1

87 [eighty-seven]

Past tense of modal verbs 1

Past tense of modal verbs 1

87 [kahdeksankymmentäseitsemän]

Modaaliverbien mennyt muoto 1

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We had to water the flowers. Me---- p--- k------- k----. Meidän piti kastella kukat. M----- p--- k------- k----. Me---- p--- k------- k----. M-i-ä- p-t- k-s-e-l- k-k-t. ---------------------------
We had to clean the apartment. Me---- p--- s------ a-----. Meidän piti siivota asunto. M----- p--- s------ a-----. Me---- p--- s------ a-----. M-i-ä- p-t- s-i-o-a a-u-t-. ---------------------------
We had to wash the dishes. Me---- p--- t------ a-----. Meidän piti tiskata astiat. M----- p--- t------ a-----. Me---- p--- t------ a-----. M-i-ä- p-t- t-s-a-a a-t-a-. ---------------------------
Did you have to pay the bill? Pi---- t----- m----- l----? Pitikö teidän maksaa lasku? P----- t----- m----- l----? Pi---- t----- m----- l----? P-t-k- t-i-ä- m-k-a- l-s-u? ---------------------------
Did you have to pay an entrance fee? Pi---- t----- m----- s---------------? Pitikö teidän maksaa sisäänpääsymaksu? P----- t----- m----- s---------------? Pi---- t----- m----- s---------------? P-t-k- t-i-ä- m-k-a- s-s-ä-p-ä-y-a-s-? --------------------------------------
Did you have to pay a fine? Pi---- t----- m----- s----? Pitikö teidän maksaa sakko? P----- t----- m----- s----? Pi---- t----- m----- s----? P-t-k- t-i-ä- m-k-a- s-k-o? ---------------------------
Who had to say goodbye? Ke--- p--- h---------? Kenen piti hyvästellä? K---- p--- h---------? Ke--- p--- h---------? K-n-n p-t- h-v-s-e-l-? ----------------------
Who had to go home early? Ke--- p--- m---- a------- k-----? Kenen piti mennä aikaisin kotiin? K---- p--- m---- a------- k-----? Ke--- p--- m---- a------- k-----? K-n-n p-t- m-n-ä a-k-i-i- k-t-i-? ---------------------------------
Who had to take the train? Ke--- p--- m---- j------? Kenen piti mennä junalla? K---- p--- m---- j------? Ke--- p--- m---- j------? K-n-n p-t- m-n-ä j-n-l-a? -------------------------
We did not want to stay long. Me e--- h-------- j---- p------- a----. Me emme halunneet jäädä pitkäksi aikaa. M- e--- h-------- j---- p------- a----. Me e--- h-------- j---- p------- a----. M- e-m- h-l-n-e-t j-ä-ä p-t-ä-s- a-k-a. ---------------------------------------
We did not want to drink anything. Me e--- h-------- j---- m-----. Me emme halunneet juoda mitään. M- e--- h-------- j---- m-----. Me e--- h-------- j---- m-----. M- e-m- h-l-n-e-t j-o-a m-t-ä-. -------------------------------
We did not want to disturb you. Me e--- h-------- h------. Me emme halunneet häiritä. M- e--- h-------- h------. Me e--- h-------- h------. M- e-m- h-l-n-e-t h-i-i-ä. --------------------------
I just wanted to make a call. Mi-- h------ p---- p---------- j----. Minä halusin puhua puhelimessa juuri. M--- h------ p---- p---------- j----. Mi-- h------ p---- p---------- j----. M-n- h-l-s-n p-h-a p-h-l-m-s-a j-u-i. -------------------------------------
I just wanted to call a taxi. Mi-- h------ t----- t-----. Minä halusin tilata taksin. M--- h------ t----- t-----. Mi-- h------ t----- t-----. M-n- h-l-s-n t-l-t- t-k-i-. ---------------------------
Actually I wanted to drive home. Si--- m--- h------ m---- k-----. Sillä minä halusin mennä kotiin. S---- m--- h------ m---- k-----. Si--- m--- h------ m---- k-----. S-l-ä m-n- h-l-s-n m-n-ä k-t-i-. --------------------------------
I thought you wanted to call your wife. Mi-- l------ e--- h------ s------ v---------. Minä luulin, että halusit soittaa vaimollesi. M--- l-----, e--- h------ s------ v---------. Mi-- l------ e--- h------ s------ v---------. M-n- l-u-i-, e-t- h-l-s-t s-i-t-a v-i-o-l-s-. ---------------------------------------------
I thought you wanted to call information. Mi-- l------ e--- h------ s------ n-----------------. Minä luulin, että halusit soittaa numerotiedusteluun. M--- l-----, e--- h------ s------ n-----------------. Mi-- l------ e--- h------ s------ n-----------------. M-n- l-u-i-, e-t- h-l-s-t s-i-t-a n-m-r-t-e-u-t-l-u-. -----------------------------------------------------
I thought you wanted to order a pizza. Mi-- l------ e--- h------ t----- p-----. Minä luulin, että halusit tilata pitsan. M--- l-----, e--- h------ t----- p-----. Mi-- l------ e--- h------ t----- p-----. M-n- l-u-i-, e-t- h-l-s-t t-l-t- p-t-a-. ----------------------------------------

Big letters, big feelings

Advertising uses a lot of pictures. Pictures awaken our particular interests. We look at them longer and more intently than letters. As a result, we remember advertisements with pictures better. Pictures also produce strong emotional reactions. The brain recognizes pictures very quickly. It knows immediately what can be seen in the picture. Letters function differently than pictures. They are abstract characters. Therefore, our brain reacts slower to letters. First, it must understand the meaning of the word. One might say the characters must be translated by the language part of the brain. But emotions can be produced using letters too. The text just needs to be very large. Studies show that big letters have a big effect as well. Large letters aren't just more noticeable than small letters. They also produce a stronger emotional reaction. This is true for positive as well as negative feelings. The size of things has always been important to mankind. Man must react quickly to danger. And when something is large, it's usually already quite close! So it's understandable that large pictures cause strong reactions. Less clear is how we react to large letters. Letters aren't actually a signal for the brain. Despite this, it shows greater activity when it sees large letters. This result is very interesting to scientists. It shows how important letters have become for us. Our brain has somehow learned how to react to writing…