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Finnish
Pronunciation
Postposition
(genitive +) aikana
- during, within (a period of time)
- kahden vuoden aikana ― during two years
- seuraavan kahden vuoden aikana ― within the next two years
- tänä aikana ― during this time
Minun aikanani tuollaista käytöstä ei olisi sallittu.- During my time such behaviour would not have been tolerated.
- (obsolete) at around (a time)
- Synonym: aikaan
- Heräsin seitsemän aikana ― I woke up around seven.
Usage notes
- aikana refers to an unspecified length of time or to an event that happened or happens during a specified period but at an unspecified moment. To refer to a specified period of time, ajan may be used.
Derived terms
Noun
aikana
- essive singular of aika
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