asemesta
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Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Elative of dialectal asen (genitive asemen), from the same root as asema.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adverb[edit]
asemesta
- instead of, in lieu of, in place of
- Hän sai bonuksen palkankorotuksen asemesta.
- He got a cash award instead of a raise.
Usage notes[edit]
Can be used postpositionally (+ genitive) and/or with a possessive suffix (when the complement is a personal pronoun).
Further reading[edit]
- “asemesta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02