kaukana

Finnish

Etymology

Locative case of kauko-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯kɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯kɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑukɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kau‧ka‧na

Adverb

kaukana (comparative kauempana, superlative kauimpana)

1. far, far away, afar

   Asun kaukana kaupungin keskustasta.

   I live far away from the city center.

   Hän asuu kaukana. ― He lives afar.

   He ovat jo kaukana edellämme.

   They are already far ahead of us.

   Kissamme pysyttelee aina kaukana pölynimurista.

   Our cat always stays far from the vacuum cleaner.

2. With verbs pysyä or pysytellä also: wide berth

   Kissamme pysyttelee aina kaukana pölynimurista.

   Our cat always gives the vacuum cleaner a wide berth.

Inflection

Declension of kauko- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative kauko- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive kaukaa kauaa – sublative – – accusative – – lative kauas – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive – – distributive – – ablative – – temp. dist. – – allative – – prolative – – essive kaukana – situative – – translative kauaksi – oppositive – – abessive – – instructive kauan – comitative – –

Related terms

• kaukaa
• kaukainen
• kauaksi
• kauan

Anagrams

• naukkaa