taakse

Finnish

Etymology

taka- +‎ -kse, lative inflection.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑːkseˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ːks̠e̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑːkse
• Syllabification^(key): taak‧se
• Hyphenation^(key): taak‧se

Postposition

taakse [with genitive and/or possessive form]

1. behind, to behind

   Synonym: (poetic or dialectal) taa

   Antonym: eteen

   Jätimme heidät kauas taakse.

   We left them far behind.

   Mene talon taakse!

   Go behind the house!

2. (nautical) abaft, aft, astern (of)

   Antonym: eteen

Adverb

taakse (comparative taemmaksi, superlative taimmaksi)

1. towards the back

Inflection

Declension of taka- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative taka- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive takaa – sublative – – accusative – – lative taas taa – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive – – distributive – – ablative – – temp. dist. – takaisin allative – – prolative taitse – essive takana – situative – – translative taakse – oppositive – – abessive – – instructive – – comitative – –

Personal/possessive forms of taakse
no possessor	taakse
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	taakseni	taaksemme
2nd person	taaksesi	taaksenne
3rd person	taakseen taaksensa

Derived terms

compounds

• taaksepäin
• taaksetaivutus

Related terms

• See the inflection table.

• taempi
• taka-
• taka
• takana
• takimmainen
• tausta

Further reading

• “taakse”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• sakeat