kellonaika
Finnish
Etymology
Noun
kellonaika
- time (time of day, as indicated by clock)
Usage notes
- The hour alone (without minutes or other modifier) is usually indicated with ablative case:
- Tulen kolmelta.
- I'll come at three (o'clock).
- Herään yleensä kuudelta.
- I usually get up at six (o'clock).
- Translative may be used for "by", indicating an hour as a deadline:
- Saavun kolmeksi.
- I'll arrive by three (o'clock).
- Saavun kolmeksi.
Declension
Inflection of kellonaika (Kotus type 9*/kala, ik-j gradation) | |||
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nominative | kellonaika | kellonajat | |
genitive | kellonajan | kellonaikojen | |
partitive | kellonaikaa | kellonaikoja | |
illative | kellonaikaan | kellonaikoihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kellonaika | kellonajat | |
accusative | nom. | kellonaika | kellonajat |
gen. | kellonajan | ||
genitive | kellonajan | kellonaikojen kellonaikain rare | |
partitive | kellonaikaa | kellonaikoja | |
inessive | kellonajassa | kellonajoissa | |
elative | kellonajasta | kellonajoista | |
illative | kellonaikaan | kellonaikoihin | |
adessive | kellonajalla | kellonajoilla | |
ablative | kellonajalta | kellonajoilta | |
allative | kellonajalle | kellonajoille | |
essive | kellonaikana | kellonaikoina | |
translative | kellonajaksi | kellonajoiksi | |
abessive | kellonajatta | kellonajoitta | |
instructive | — | kellonajoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
- yleismaailmallinen kellonaika = Universal Time