Mita olet puuhailut, miksi sinulta ei ole kuulut mitaan?

English translation: What have you been doing and why haven't I heard anything from you?

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Finnish term or phrase:Mitä olet puuhaillut? Miksi sinusta ei ole kuulunut mitään?
English translation:What have you been doing and why haven't I heard anything from you?
Entered by: Elina Helkiö

17:10 May 27, 2002
Finnish to English translations [Non-PRO]
Finnish term or phrase: Mita olet puuhailut, miksi sinulta ei ole kuulut mitaan?
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What have you been doing and why haven't I heard anything from you?
Explanation:
Mitä olet puuhaillut - What have you been doing, what have you been up to

Miksi sinusta ei ole kuulunut mitään? - It is not "sinulta" but "sinusta", and "kuulunut" instead of "kuulut". This is a passive construction, literally something like "why nothing has been heard of you" -> why haven't I heard anything from you?
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Elina Helkiö
Finland
Local time: 19:44
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What have you been doing and why haven't I heard anything from you?


Explanation:
Mitä olet puuhaillut - What have you been doing, what have you been up to

Miksi sinusta ei ole kuulunut mitään? - It is not "sinulta" but "sinusta", and "kuulunut" instead of "kuulut". This is a passive construction, literally something like "why nothing has been heard of you" -> why haven't I heard anything from you?


Elina Helkiö
Finland
Local time: 19:44
Native speaker of: Native in FinnishFinnish
Grading comment
thank you

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