kautta

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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)

  1. 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.

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of kautta
no possessor kautta
possessor singular plural
1st person kauttani kauttamme
2nd person kauttasi kauttanne
3rd person kauttaan
kauttansa

Preposition

kautta ( + genitive)

  1. throughout
    kautta maailman
    throughout the World
  2. (figuratively) by, through (in interjections, etc.)
    kautta Teutateksen parran!
    by the beard of Toutatis!

Compounds

Noun

kautta

  1. (deprecated template usage) partitive singular of kausi
    Hän on jo kolmatta kautta presidenttinä.
    He's already serving his third term as president.

Noun

kautta

  1. (indeclinable, colloquial) Short for kauttaviiva ((informal) slash).

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