eteen

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Illative singular of esi-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈeteːn/, [ˈe̞t̪e̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -eteːn
  • Syllabification(key): e‧teen

Postposition

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eteen [with genitive and/or possessive form]

  1. (lative) (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!”)
  2. 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

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eteen

  1. forward, forwards
  2. into the way of
    Synonym: tielle
    Älä tule eteeni!
    Don't get in my way!
  3. (figurative) across, in the way of
    Synonym: vastaan
    Nyt tuli ongelma eteen.
    We came across a problem.

Usage notes

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Can be used postpositionally (+ genitive) and/or with a possessive suffix (when the complement is a personal pronoun).

Inflection

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Personal/possessive forms of eteen
no possessor eteen
possessor singular plural
1st person eteeni eteemme
2nd person eteesi eteenne
3rd person eteensä

Derived terms

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compounds
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See the inflection table above and the derived terms under esi-.

Further reading

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