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Finnish
Pronunciation
Adverb
heitteillä
- abandoned, neglected (in the state of abandonment, neglection or lack of care)
Puutarhani on ollut heitteillä, koska olen ollut paljon matkoilla.- I have neglected my garden lately, because I have travelled a lot.
Usage notes
This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
Heitteillä oleva nurmikko on ikävä näky.- A neglected lawn is a sad sight.
Inflection
Noun
heitteillä
- adessive plural of heite
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