jälest

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Ingrian

Spatial inflection of jälest
→○ illative jälkee
inessive jäles
○→ elative jälest

Pronunciation

Postposition

jälest (+ genitive)

  1. (of motion) after, in pursuit of
    • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:
      Taita möö hävitimmä napravlenian (poolen), kons jooksimma oravan jälest.
      Supposedly we lost our napravlenia (direction), when we were running after the squirrel.
  2. (of time) after, following
    • 1936, V. I. Junus, P. L. Maksimov, Inkeroisin keelen oppikirja alkuşkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 8:
      Joka luetun sanomuksen jälest tehkää pikkarain piätös.
      After each read sentence, take a short pause.

Noun

jälest

  1. elative singular of jälki

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 114