siinä

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Siina

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Etymologically formed from the old locative suffix -na rather than the standard inessive suffix -ssa.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈsiːnæ/, [ˈs̠iːnæ]
  • Rhymes: -iːnæ
  • Syllabification(key): sii‧nä

Pronoun[edit]

siinä

  1. inessive singular of se
    Seiso siinä!
    Stand (right) there!
    Se on juuri siinä missä se on.
    It's right there where it is.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Used as the regular inessive singular form of se, despite being morphologically irregular.
  • siinä usually implies a more precise or exact location than siellä.

Further reading[edit]

Anagrams[edit]