eteen
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Illative singular of esi-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Postposition[edit]
eteen (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)
- (motion) (to) in front of, to the front of
- Antonym: taakse
- Mene talon eteen!
- Go in front of the house!
- Katso eteesi!
- Watch where you're going!
- (literally, “Look ahead of you!”)
- for (the good, benefit or sake of)
- Synonym: eduksi
- Tekisitpä joskus jotain yhteiskunnan eteen!
- I wish you would do something for the society once!
Adverb[edit]
eteen
- forward, forwards
- into the way of
- Synonym: tielle
- Älä tule eteeni!
- Don't get in my way!
- (figurative) across, in the way of
- Synonym: vastaan
- Nyt tuli ongelma eteen.
- We came across a problem.
Usage notes[edit]
Can be used postpositionally (+ genitive) and/or with a possessive suffix (when the complement is a personal pronoun).
Inflection[edit]
Declension of esi- (type 27*F/käsi)
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|
Personal/possessive forms of eteen | ||
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no possessor | eteen | |
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | eteeni | eteemme |
2nd person | eteesi | eteenne |
3rd person | eteensä |
Derived terms[edit]
compounds
Related terms[edit]
See the inflection table above and the derived terms under esi-.
Further reading[edit]
- “eteen”, 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