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Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
jälkeen
- illative singular of jälki
Postposition
jälkeen (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)
- (temporal) after, since
Hän tulee kymmenen jälkeen.- He comes after ten o'clock.
En ole kävellyt kauppaan sen jälkeen, kun ostin auton. / En ole kävellyt kauppaan auton ostamisen jälkeen.- I have not walked to the grocery store ever since I bought the car.
- (literally, “I have not walked to the grocery store after that I bought the car.”)
- after, following
- Synonym: (more often) perässä
- sinun jälkeesi ― after you
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