näin
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Finnish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Instructive case of nämä.
Adverb[edit]
näin (not comparable)
Interjection[edit]
näin
- like so, that's it
- Synonym: juuri niin
- true, indeed
- Synonyms: aivan, juuri niin, totta
- that's it, there you have it
- Synonyms: siinä se, sen pituinen se
Further reading[edit]
- “näin”, 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 2023-07-01
Etymology 2[edit]
Verb[edit]
näin
Ingrian[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Instructive of nämät (“these”). Compare Finnish näin.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnæi̯n/, [ˈnæi̯n]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnæi̯n/, [ˈnæi̯n]
- Rhymes: -æi̯n
- Hyphenation: näin
Adverb[edit]
näin
- so (in this way, that the speaker indicates)
- 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:
- Minen peräst oppii männöö
nyt näin paljo lapsia?- Because of what do now so many
children go to school?
- Because of what do now so many
Usage notes[edit]
- Näin is used deictically (having a referent outside the linguistic context), while niin is used anaphorically (having a referent inside the linguistic context). Compare a similar difference between nämät (“these”) and neet (“these, those”).
- Näin refers to something close by the speaker, while noin refers to something far away from the speaker. Compare a similar difference between nämät (“these”) and noo (“those”).
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnæ.in/, [ˈnæ.in]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnæ.in/, [ˈnæ.in]
- Rhymes: -æ.in
- Hyphenation: nä‧in
Verb[edit]
näin
References[edit]
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 354
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- Finnish 1-syllable words
- Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Finnish/æin
- Rhymes:Finnish/æin/1 syllable
- Finnish lemmas
- Finnish adverbs
- Finnish interjections
- Finnish non-lemma forms
- Finnish verb forms
- Ingrian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Ingrian/æi̯n
- Rhymes:Ingrian/æi̯n/1 syllable
- Ingrian lemmas
- Ingrian adverbs
- Ingrian terms with quotations
- Rhymes:Ingrian/æ.in
- Rhymes:Ingrian/æ.in/2 syllables
- Ingrian non-lemma forms
- Ingrian verb forms