jälkeen

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈjælkeːn/, [ˈjælk̟e̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ælkeːn
  • Syllabification(key): jäl‧keen

Noun

jälkeen

  1. (deprecated template usage) illative singular of jälki

Postposition

jälkeen: genitive + jälkeen + (possessive suffix)

  1. after (mostly temporally).
    Hän tulee kymmenen jälkeen = He comes after ten o'clock.
    Sinun jälkeesi! = After you!
  2. since; if the preceding event is expressed with a clause, the phrase sen jälkeen, kun (literally "after it when") is used
    En ole kävellyt kauppaan sen jälkeen, kun ostin auton.
    En ole kävellyt kauppaan auton ostamisen jälkeen.
    I have not walked to the grocery store ever since I bought the car.
  3. under one's belt (within one's experience).
    • Hän aloitti hapuilevasti, mutta muutaman kuukauden harjoittelun jälkeen hän pystyi samaan kuin vanhat työntekijät.
      • He got off to a shaky start, but with a few months of experience under his belt, he kept up handily with the veteran employees.
      • He got off to a shaky start, but after a few months of experience, he kept up handily with the veteran employees.

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of jälkeen
no possessor jälkeen
possessor singular plural
1st person jälkeeni jälkeemme
2nd person jälkeesi jälkeenne
3rd person jälkeensä