kateissaan

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Inessive plural of kade with a possessive suffix, literally "in one's envy".

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑtei̯sːɑːn/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪e̞i̯s̠ːɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑteisːɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧teis‧saan

Adverb

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kateissaan

  1. envious, jealous, in one's envy (feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise)
    olla kateissaanto be envious
    Kateissaan hän päätti ostaa vielä hienomman auton kuin naapurinsa.
    In his envy he decided to buy a still finer car than his neighbor had.
    Syyttä olet minulle kateissasi!
    You have no reason to be envious of me!

Inflection

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Personal/possessive forms of kateissaan
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person kateissani kateissamme
2nd person kateissasi kateissanne
3rd person kateissaan
kateissansa

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