keväällä

Keväällä is a Finnish adverb meaning “in spring” or “during spring.” It is used to indicate a time frame that corresponds to the spring season, and it appears in everyday speech as well as in writing to describe events, conditions, or activities associated with that part of the year.

Grammatically, keväällä is the time-adverb form built from the seasonal word for spring. It is part of a common pattern in Finnish where seasons are expressed with adverbial forms such as keväällä, kesällä, talvella, and syksyllä. The form is used without a separate preposition to mark time and often conveys a general sense of the season rather than a specific date.

Usage and nuance: keväällä denotes a broad period within the spring season and can refer to early, middle, or late spring depending on context. It is widely used in both spoken and written Finnish and is suitable for describing natural phenomena, weather, activities, or events typical of spring.

Examples:

- Keväällä luonto herää uudestaan.

- Keväällä päivät pitenevät ja sataa usein.

- Monet tapahtumat järjestetään keväällä.

See also: In Finnish, seasonal adverbs such as keväällä, kesällä, talvella, ja syksyllä are common ways to express time in a non-specific, seasonal sense. They help situate actions and descriptions within the annual cycle without referencing exact dates.

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