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Finnish
Etymology
Illative singular of esi-.
Pronunciation
Postposition
eteen (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)
- (motion) (to) in front of, to the front of
- Antonym: taakse
Mene talon eteen!- Go in front of the house!
Katso eteesi!- Watch where you're going!
- (literally, “Look ahead of you!”)
- for (the good, benefit or sake of)
- Synonym: eduksi
Tekisitpä joskus jotain yhteiskunnan eteen!- I wish you would do something for the society once!
Adverb
eteen
- forward, forwards
- into the way of
- Synonym: tielle
Älä tule eteeni!- Don't get in my way!
- (figurative) across, into the way of
- Synonym: vastaan
Nyt tuli ongelma eteen.- We came across a problem.
Usage notes
Can be used postpositionally (+ genitive) and/or with a possessive suffix (when the complement is a personal pronoun).
Inflection
Derived terms
Related terms
See the inflection table above and the derived terms under esi-.
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