taiten
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The instructive of the second infinitive of the consonant stem verb taita, which is a variant of taitaa. The standard equivalent form is taitaen.
Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]taiten
- with skill
- Mitä tahansa sääntöä voi rikkoa, jos sen tekee taiten.
- Any rule can be broken if it's done skillfully.
- with tact, tactfully, in a tactful manner
- Eri mieltä oleminen pitää tehdä taiten, Lindström toteaa.
- Disagreement should be voiced tactfully, says Lindström.
Usage notes
[edit]Often collocates with the verb tehdä (“to do”).
Synonyms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “taiten”, 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