eri

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Contents 1 Faroese 1.1 Verb 1.1.1 Conjugation 1.1.2 Usage notes 2 Finnish 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Adjective 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Synonyms 2.2.3 Derived terms 2.3 Adverb 3 Italian 3.1 Verb 4 Sranan Tongo 4.1 Noun

[edit] Faroese

[edit] Verb

eri

1. I am, 1st person singular present form of vera (to be)

[edit] Conjugation

vera, v
number	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	all
Indicative	eg	tú	hann / hon tað	vit, tit, teir / tær / tey tygum
Present	eri	ert	er	eru
Past	var	vart	var	vóru
Imperative		tú		tit
Present	—	ver !	—	verið !
Infinitive	vera
Pres. part.	verandi
Past part.	-
Supine	verið

[edit] Usage notes

• eg eri dani - I am Dane
• tað eri eg - that's me
• tí eri eg komin - that's why I came
• eg eri fyri - I am for something, in favour of something
  • eg eri ikki fyri at fara í dag - I'm not in favour of going today
• eg eri væl / illa fyri - I'm fine / badly off

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[edit] Finnish

(index er)

[edit] Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: e‧ri
• Rhymes: keri, meri, peri, veri
• IPA: /ˈeri/

[edit] Adjective

eri (indeclinable; not comparable)

1. different, (an)other:

   • Se on eri sana.
     • That's a different / another word.

2. different, separate.

[edit] Inflection

Declension of eri noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative eri- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive – – sublative – – accusative – – lative – – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive – erillään distributive – erittäin ablative – – temp. dist. – – allative – erilleen prolative – – essive – – situative – – translative – erikseen oppositive – – instructive – – abessive – – comitative – –

The cases of eri are used only as adverbs.

[edit] Synonyms

• (separate) erillinen

[edit] Derived terms

• olla eri mieltä jonkun kanssa = to disagree with sb
• eri tavalla = in a different manner, in a different way
• eri tavoin = in a different manner, in a different way
• adjectives: erikoinen, erilainen, erillinen, erinäinen, erityinen, eriävä
• verbs: eristää, eritä, eriyttää

[edit] Adverb

eri

1. (rare) really, truly:

   • Olet eri hyvä kaveri.
     • You're a really good friend.

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[edit] Italian

[edit] Verb

eri

1. second-person singular indicative imperfect of essere

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[edit] Sranan Tongo

[edit] Noun

eri

1. whole