PySynth

2009-04-08T08:22:22Z

88.112.62.225: prod

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{{Infobox Software
| name = PySynth
| programming language = [[Python (programming language)|Python]]
| operating system = [[Unix-like]], [[Windows]], [[OS X]]
| latest release version = 0.6
| latest_release_date = {{Start date and age|2009|4|7}}
| license = [[GNU General Public License]]
| website = http://home.arcor.de/mdoege/pysynth/
}}
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'''PySynth''' is a lightweight [[open source]] [[software synthesizer]] written in [[Python (programming language)|Python]]. It accepts a song as a nested list and outputs a [[WAV]] file with the synthesized audio.

==External links==
*[http://home.arcor.de/mdoege/pysynth/ Homepage]

[[Category:Free audio software]]
[[Category:Free software programmed in Python]]
[[Category:Software synthesizers]]

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Introduction to Finnish

2007-11-21T15:21:24Z

88.112.100.245:

==Numbers==

1 Yksi, 2 Kaksi, 3 Kolme, 4 Neljä, 5 Viisi, 6 Kuusi, 7 Seitsemän, 8 Kahdeksan, 9 Yhdeksän, 10 Kymmenen

Numbers after 10 are composed in the following way:

11-19 use the suffix '''toista''' (similar to '-teen' in English but without exceptions, such as 'twelve' would be).

20, 30, 40 etc use the suffix '''kymmentä''', again with no exceptions.

''Examples:''

11 Yksi'''toista''',
15 Viisi'''toista''',
20 Kaksi'''kymmentä''',
50 Viisi'''kymmentä'''

Numbers such as 25 are composed of 20 and 5, "kaksikymmentäviisi".

100 Sata.

1000 Tuhat.

The suffix for hundreds is '''sataa''' and for thousands it is '''tuhatta'''.

''Examples:''

200 Kaksi'''sataa''',
500 Viisi'''sataa''',
2000 Kaksi'''tuhatta''',
5000 Viisi'''tuhatta'''

250 Kaksisataaviisikymmentä,
150 Sataviisikymmentä,
1003 Tuhatkolme,
5003 Viisituhattakolme,
5035 Viisituhattakolmekymmentäviisi

==Pronouns==

'''Personal pronouns'''

{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
| Minä (I)
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| Sinä (You)
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| Hän (He/She/It)
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| Me (We)
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| Te (You,pl.)
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| He (They)
|}

==Verbs==

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| '''Olla (to be)'''
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| (Minä) olen (I am)
| (Me) olemme (We are)
|-
| (Sinä) olet (You are)
| (Te) olette (You are)
|-
| Hän on (He/She is)
| He ovat (They are)
|}
[[Category:Language]]

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<td class="xl22" colspan="2" width="103">'''To be''' </td>
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<td colspan="2" class="xl22">'''Affirmative''' </td>
<td class="xl22"></td>
<td colspan="2" class="xl22">'''Negative''' </td>
<td class="xl22"></td>
<td class="xl22">'''Question''' </td>
<td class="xl22"></td>
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<td>minä </td>
<td>ole'''n''' </td>
<td></td>
<td>minä </td>
<td class="xl22">en ole </td>
<td></td>
<td>ole'''nko''' </td>
<td>minä </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sinä </td>
<td>ole'''t''' </td>
<td></td>
<td>sinä </td>
<td class="xl22">et ole </td>
<td></td>
<td>ole'''tko''' </td>
<td>sinä </td>
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<tr>
<td>hän </td>
<td>on </td>
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<td>hän </td>
<td class="xl22">ei ole </td>
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<td>onko </td>
<td>hän </td>
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<td>me </td>
<td>ol e'''mme''' </td>
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<td>me </td>
<td class="xl22" colspan="2">emme ole </td>
<td>ole mmeko </td>
<td>me </td>
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<tr>
<td>te </td>
<td>ol ette </td>
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<td>te </td>
<td class="xl22">ette ole </td>
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<td>ole tteko </td>
<td>te </td>
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<td>he </td>
<td>o vat </td>
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<td>he </td>
<td class="xl22">eivät ole </td>
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<td>he </td>
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<td class="xl22" colspan="2">'''To speak''' </td>
<td class="xl22">puhuA </td>
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<td>minä </td>
<td>puhu n </td>
<td></td>
<td>minä </td>
<td class="xl22">en puhu </td>
<td></td>
<td>puhu nko </td>
<td>minä </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sinä </td>
<td>puhu t </td>
<td></td>
<td>sinä </td>
<td class="xl22">et puhu </td>
<td></td>
<td>puhu tko </td>
<td>sinä </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>hän </td>
<td>puhu u </td>
<td></td>
<td>hän </td>
<td class="xl22">ei puhu </td>
<td></td>
<td>puhu uko </td>
<td>hän </td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td>me </td>
<td colspan="2">puhu mme </td>
<td>me </td>
<td class="xl22" colspan="2">emme puhu </td>
<td>puhu mmeko </td>
<td>me </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>te </td>
<td>puhu tte </td>
<td></td>
<td>te </td>
<td class="xl22">ette puhu </td>
<td></td>
<td>puhu tteko </td>
<td>te </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>he </td>
<td>puhu vat </td>
<td></td>
<td>he </td>
<td class="xl22" colspan="2">eivät puhu </td>
<td class="xl23">puhu vatko </td>
<td>he </td>
</tr>
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<td class="xl22" colspan="2">'''To write''' </td>
<td class="xl22">kirjoitaa </td>
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<td>minä </td>
<td>kirjoita n </td>
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<td>minä </td>
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<td>kirjoita nko </td>
<td>minä </td>
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<td>sinä </td>
<td>kirjoita t </td>
<td></td>
<td>sinä </td>
<td class="xl22">et kirjoita </td>
<td></td>
<td>kirjoita tko </td>
<td>sinä </td>
</tr>
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<td>hän </td>
<td>kirjoitta a </td>
<td></td>
<td>hän </td>
<td class="xl22">ei kirjoita </td>
<td></td>
<td>kirjoitta ako </td>
<td>hän </td>
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<td></td>
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<td>me </td>
<td colspan="2">kirjoit amme </td>
<td>me </td>
<td class="xl22" colspan="2">emme kirjoita </td>
<td>kirjoita mmeko </td>
<td>me </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>te </td>
<td>kirjoit atte </td>
<td></td>
<td>te </td>
<td class="xl22" colspan="2">ette kirjoita </td>
<td>kirjoita tteko </td>
<td>te </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>he </td>
<td colspan="2">kirjoitt avat </td>
<td>he </td>
<td class="xl22" colspan="2">eivät kirjoita </td>
<td>kirjoitta vatko </td>
<td>he </td>
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<td colspan="2">'''To read''' </td>
<td>lukea </td>
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<td>minä </td>
<td>luen </td>
<td></td>
<td>minä </td>
<td class="xl22">en lue </td>
<td></td>
<td>luenko </td>
<td>minä </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>sinä </td>
<td>luet </td>
<td></td>
<td>sinä </td>
<td class="xl22">et lue </td>
<td></td>
<td>luetko </td>
<td>sinä </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>hän </td>
<td>lukee </td>
<td></td>
<td>hän </td>
<td class="xl22">ei lue </td>
<td></td>
<td>lukeeko </td>
<td>hän </td>
</tr>
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<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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<tr>
<td>me </td>
<td>luemme </td>
<td></td>
<td>me </td>
<td class="xl22" colspan="2">emme lue </td>
<td>luemmeko </td>
<td>me </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>te </td>
<td>luette </td>
<td></td>
<td>te </td>
<td class="xl22">ette lue </td>
<td></td>
<td>luetteko </td>
<td>te </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>he </td>
<td>lukevat </td>
<td></td>
<td>he </td>
<td class="xl22">eivät lue </td>
<td></td>
<td>lukevatko </td>
<td>he </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
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</table>

== Introduce Yourself ==

<table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0">
<tr>
<td>Minä olen (your name)</td>
<td>My name is (your name) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä olen suomalainen</td>
<td>I am Finnish</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä olen skotlantilainen</td>
<td>I am Scottish </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä olen espanjalainen</td>
<td>I am Spanish </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Kuka sinä olet?</td>
<td>Who are you? </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Mikä sinun nimesi on?</td>
<td>What is your name? </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Nimi</td>
<td>name</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>maa </td>
<td>country</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>kieli</td>
<td>language (lower case) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä olen (your name)</td>
<td>My name is (your name) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä olen suomalainen</td>
<td>I am Finnish </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä puhun suomea </td>
<td>I speak Finnish </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä olen (your name)</td>
<td>My name is (your name) </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä olen skotlantilainen</td>
<td>I am Scottish </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä puhun englantia</td>
<td>I speak English </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Puhutko sinä suomea?</td>
<td>Do you speak Finnish? </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Puhutko sinä englantia? </td>
<td>Do you speak English?</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Puhun</td>
<td>Yes, I speak…</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Vähän</td>
<td>a little </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>En vielä</td>
<td>not yet </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>En puhu</td>
<td>no, I don't speak… </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>En paljoa</td>
<td>not a lot </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä olen saksalainen</td>
<td>I am German </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä puhun saksaa</td>
<td>I speak German </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td> </td>
<td> </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minkä maalainen sinä olet?</td>
<td>What country are you from? </td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Minä olen skotlantilainen</td>
<td>I am Scottish </td>
</tr>
</table>
<p>  </p>

==Pronouns==

'''Alphabet and pronunciation(not complete)'''

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[[Category:Finnish]]
[[Category:Introductions]]

Sisu

2007-07-14T13:22:34Z

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{{Otheruses}}
{{wiktionary}}

[[Image:Monument to the Finnish sisu.jpg|thumb|left|280px|"Monument to the Finnish sisu" on a [[fell]] in [[Lapland Province|Lapland]]]]

'''Sisu''' is a [[Finnish language|Finnish]] term that could be roughly translated into [[English language|English]] as strength of will, determination, perseverance, and acting rationally in the face of adversity. The equivalent in English is "to have guts", and indeed, the word derives from ''sisus'', which means something inner or interior. However, sisu has a long-term element in it; it is not momentary courage, but the ability to sustain the same. To [[anthropology|anthropologists]], it is an appropriate invention for a cold northern land, dotted by thousands of lakes, and long under threat of being overwhelmed, militarily, linguistically and otherwise, by more powerful neighbours. Similar concepts exist among other cold-weather peoples, such as the [[Inuit]] and [[Chukchi people|Chukchi]].

Due to its cultural significance, ''Sisu'' is a common element of [[brand name]]s in [[Finland]]. For example, there are [[Sisu Auto|Sisu brand cars]] (and [[Sisu Pasi|armored vehicles]]), [[icebreaker]] MS Sisu, a brand of strong-tasting candy manufactured by [http://www.leaf.fi Leaf], and a Finnish nationalist organisation [[Suomen Sisu]]. [[Mount Sisu]] is the name of a mountain first ascended by mountain climber [[Veikka Gustafsson]] in the Antarctic.

The term is commonly used in everyday speech to describe stoic toughness. It is widely understood in the [[Upper Peninsula of Michigan|Upper Peninsula]] of [[Michigan]], which is home to a large concentration of Finnish-Americans. For instance: ''Even after cutting his hand open and getting 12 stitches, he didn't shed a tear. Wow! He's got sisu!'' This has extended to include a popular bumper sticker saying simply "Sisu". By analogy, the term has picked up new meanings. Depending on context, "sisu" can refer to spunk, attitude, self-confidence, and so on. However, sisu is not [[bravery]], nor strength, and needs to be distinguished from [[courage]], especially when talking about the military. In contrast, sisu is an ability to finish the task and get things done, as defined by [[Roman Schatz]] in his book ''From Finland with Love'' (2005) and decisiveness. Usually sisu means will and decisiveness to get the things done against impossible odds, or to succeed when given the [[chinaman's chance]].

Sisu can be either good or bad, but the usual meaning is good. Bad sisu (Finnish ''paha sisu'') means malice combined with ruthlessness and implacability: it means relentless strive for mischief, persecution and vengeance (compare [[chutzpah]]). It is in a sense the mirror image of good sisu. Finnish expression ''pahansisuinen'' implies "audacious", "implacable", "full of affrontery", "malevolent" etc with aggressive overtones. The verb ''sisuuntua'' refers to getting angry, but with an element of determination and even being unforgiving. The idiom ''meni sisu kaulaan'' ("the sisu went to the throat [or neck]") returns to the original meaning, "innards"; "get a lump in one's throat", as in become too intimidated to act.

==External link==
*[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/03/22/AR2006032201943.html Washington Post: The Finnish Line], about Finnish fortitude and resilience
[[Category:Finnish culture]]
[[Category:Upper Peninsula of Michigan]]

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