| Example in Finnish | Translation in English |
|---|---|
| - Aamu jo lähes sarastaa. | It's nearly dawn. |
| - Aamu sarastaa. | - It's dawn. |
| - Uusi päivä sarastaa ihmiskunnalle. | A new day is dawning for mankind. |
| - Uusi päivä sarastaa. | - A new day dawns. - Yeah, man, whatever. |
| Aamu sarastaa Alkaa olla valoisaa | The day dawns It's starting to get light. |
| Jumala näytti olevan hyvällä päällä, kun turnauspäivä sarasti. | Well, it certainly seemed God was in fine spirits when the day of the match dawned. |
| Olin matkalla sinne. Ajatus sinusta sarasti mieleeni kuin nouseva aurinko. | Well, to be honest, I was on my way, and the thought of you just dawned in my mind, like... |
| Language | Verb(s) | Language | Verb(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch | aanbreken,gloren | English | dawn |
| Esperanto | krepuski, krepuskiĝi | Estonian | koitma |
| German | dämmern, tagen | Greek | ξημερώνομαι |
| Hungarian | hajnalodik, virrad | Indonesian | menyingsing |
| Italian | albeggiare | Latvian | ataust, aust,aust |
| Lithuanian | dienoti | Macedonian | се зазорува, се разденува |
| Malay | subuh | Maori | ao |
| Norwegian | gry | Polish | dnieć, świtać, zaświtać |
| Portuguese | alvorecer, amanhecer | Quechua | paqariy |
| Russian | рассвести, рассветать, светать | Spanish | alborear, amanecer |
| Swedish | gry, randas, rangera | Turkish | belirmek, gün ağarmak, ortalık ağarmak, şafak sökmek |
| Vietnamese | trở ra |