kerrallaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkerːɑlːɑːn/, [ˈk̟e̞rːɑ̝lːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -erːɑlːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): ker‧ral‧laan

Noun

kerrallaan

1. third-person possessive form of adessive singular of kerta

Adverb

kerrallaan

1. at a time (in a single, continuous period of time)

   Hän onnistuu olemaan tupakoimatta viikkoja kerrallaan, mutta antaa periksi ja aloittaa uudelleen.

   He manages to abstain from smoking for weeks at a time, but then gives in and starts again.

2. at a time (simultaneously at each occurrence)

   Nuorena kiipesin portaita aina kaksi kerrallaan.

   When I was young I always climbed stairs two at a time.

Derived terms

• yksi kerrallaan

Further reading

• “kerrallaan”, 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