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class

Finnish translation: kurssi

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English term or phrase:class
Finnish translation:kurssi
Entered by: Eska-rhapsody

00:34 Aug 25, 2005
English to Finnish translations [PRO]
Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: class
The term "class" is for a group of students that take lessons at school or high school. It is not "classroom", that means the place where students take lessons.
Eska-rhapsody
Costa Rica
Local time: 23:07
kurssi
Explanation:
Taking classes = käydä kurssilla. Luokka usually at schools, kurssi all other education.

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Note added at 14 hrs 4 mins (2005-08-25 14:39:00 GMT)
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Kurssimuotoinen lukio (at highschools we have no luokka anymore, only kurssi.

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Note added at 7 days (2005-09-01 00:58:07 GMT)
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If the participantshave all subjects together, you call it luokka. But if they come together just for one subject (math, Swedish), its a kurssi.
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Heinrich Pesch
Finland
Local time: 08:07
Grading comment
My most sincere thanks, M.Pesch. I think that your answer is the best choice, considering the context of the sentence I´m trying to figure out.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3luokka
Alfa Trans (X)
3kurssi
Heinrich Pesch


  

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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
luokka


Explanation:
We use this word in Finnish.

Alfa Trans (X)
Local time: 08:07
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agree  Kjelle: ok
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  -> Kiitos, Kjell-Erik!
agree  Setti Mulari
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agree  Katja Jääskeläinen
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  -> Kiitos, Katja!
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14 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
kurssi


Explanation:
Taking classes = käydä kurssilla. Luokka usually at schools, kurssi all other education.

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Note added at 14 hrs 4 mins (2005-08-25 14:39:00 GMT)
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Kurssimuotoinen lukio (at highschools we have no luokka anymore, only kurssi.

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Note added at 7 days (2005-09-01 00:58:07 GMT)
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If the participantshave all subjects together, you call it luokka. But if they come together just for one subject (math, Swedish), its a kurssi.


    Reference: http://www.pykala.fi/valmennuskurssit/kurssimme.htm
Heinrich Pesch
Finland
Local time: 08:07
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
My most sincere thanks, M.Pesch. I think that your answer is the best choice, considering the context of the sentence I´m trying to figure out.
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