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Finnish translation: auki

10:27 Jul 16, 2011
English to Finnish translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Signs
English term or phrase: open
Is it avoinna or auki? what is the difference?
when talking about shops
Ahmed Kamal
Local time: 14:34
Finnish translation:auki
Explanation:
My door is always open to you - oveni on aina avoinna sinulle
Is the shop still open? - Onko kauppa vielä auki?
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Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:34
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5auki
Hannele Marttila


  

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auki


Explanation:
My door is always open to you - oveni on aina avoinna sinulle
Is the shop still open? - Onko kauppa vielä auki?

Hannele Marttila
United Kingdom
Local time: 12:34
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Juuso Rantanen: both can be used, "auki" and "avoinna", no difference in the meaning, only the tone is more formal in "avoinna"
20 mins

neutral  Timo Lehtilä: In this context, there isn't any big difference, but generally 'avoinna' is more sublime with an implication '(open) for you to come / welcoming you)'.
1 hr

neutral  Mika Wallén, Ph.D.: To me, "avoinna" sounds more familiar and perhaps more common when indicating open hours. "Auki", although it means the same, sounds kind of blunt and is more common in the compound word expression "aukioloajat".
116 days
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