aikanaan

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Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑi̯kɑnɑːn/, [ˈɑ̝i̯kɑ̝nɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑikɑnɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): ai‧ka‧naan

Adverb[edit]

aikanaan

  1. eventually, in due time, in due course
    Kestääkö suhde, vai päättyykö satu aikanaan?
    Will the relationship last, or will the fable end eventually?
  2. in (its) time; at one time; once
    Pelé oli aikanaan maailman paras jalkapalloilija.
    Pelé was the greatest footballer in the world in his time.

Inflection[edit]

Using the first-person or second-person forms is optional (the third-person form can be used instead).

Personal/possessive forms of aikanaan
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person aikanani aikanamme
2nd person aikanasi aikananne
3rd person aikanaan
aikanansa

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Noun[edit]

aikanaan

  1. third-person possessive form of essive singular of aika

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