saman tien
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See also: samantien
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Instructive singular of both sama and tie.
Adverb[edit]
- as well (in addition; also)
- Hattu ja takki yllään hän katsoi ulos ja päätti, että hän ottaisi sateenvarjon saman tien.
- Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella, as well.
- on the spot, right away, in a jiffy (very quickly; without delay)
- Päätös piti tehdä saman tien.
- The decision had to be made on the spot.
- Jos sinulle tulee ongelma, soita hänelle ja hän hoitaa sen saman tien.
- Call her if you have any problems and she'll get it fixed in a jiffy.
Usage notes[edit]
- For the exceptional use of instructive case in singular, this expression is sometimes hypercorrected as samoin tein.
Further reading[edit]
- “saman tien”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03