kautta
Finnish
Etymology
Forms of kausi; the adpositions are derived through an older meaning of "road, way" or "passage (of a journey)".
Postposition
(genitive + ) kautta ( + possibly possessive suffix)
- through, via, by
- Ajoitko Kouvolan vai Haminan kautta?
- Did you drive via Kouvola or Hamina?
- Varaosat kannattaa tilata meidän kauttamme.
- It's beneficial to order the spare parts through us.
- Ajoitko Kouvolan vai Haminan kautta?
Inflection
Personal/possessive forms of kautta | ||
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no possessor | kautta | |
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | kauttani | kauttamme |
2nd person | kauttasi | kauttanne |
3rd person | kauttaan kauttansa |
Preposition
kautta ( + genitive)
- throughout
- kautta maailman
- throughout the World
- kautta maailman
- (figuratively) by, through (in interjections, etc.)
- kautta Teutateksen parran!
- by the beard of Toutatis!
- kautta Teutateksen parran!
Compounds
Noun
kautta
- (deprecated template usage) partitive singular of kausi
- Hän on jo kolmatta kautta presidenttinä.
- He's already serving his third term as president.
- Hän on jo kolmatta kautta presidenttinä.
Noun
kautta
- (indeclinable, colloquial) Short for kauttaviiva (“(informal) slash”).