olla olevinaan
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]olla (“to be”) + oleva (“active present participle of olla”) + -na (“essive ending”) with a possessive suffix
Verb
[edit]- to feign, fake, pretend
- Oppilas oli olevinaan sairas koepäivänään.
- The student faked sickness on the day of his exam.
- to think or believe to be something
- Hän on olevinaan hyvinpukeutuva, mutta minusta hänellä on huono maku.
- She thinks to be well-dressed, but I think she's got a bad taste.
Conjugation
[edit]See olla; olevinaan is not inflected, but receives a possessive suffix:
possessor | singular | plural |
---|---|---|
1st person | olevinani | olevinamme |
2nd person | olevinasi | olevinanne |
3rd person | olevinaan olevinansa |