bänet

See also: banet

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbænet/, [ˈbæne̞t̪]
• Rhymes: -ænet
• Syllabification^(key): bä‧net

Noun

bänet (slang)

1. Alternative form of bänksit (event of breaking up a relationship)

   Meille tuli bänet.

   We broke up.

   Bänet on ikäviä.

   Breaking up sucks.

Declension

Usually not inflected. The word is plural by form, but the speakers normally choose to use any associated verb in singular, which doesn't stop them from using describing adjectives in plural. The verbs most frequently used with bänet are tulla and tehdä.

Further reading

• “bänet”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02