silleen

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsilːeːn/, [ˈs̠ilːe̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -ilːeːn
• Syllabification^(key): sil‧leen

Adverb

silleen

1. allative singular of se (with enclitic -en)

   Jätin sen silleen.

   I left it as is.

2. (colloquial) like, like that (in a way not pointed at by the speaker)

   Se juttu meni silleen et jouduin sit ongelmiin.

   The thing went like that I ended up in trouble.

3. (colloquial) stuff

   Opetin niille suomea ja silleen.

   I taught them Finnish and stuff.

Further reading

• “silleen”, 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

Anagrams

• sinelle