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Finnish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Reduced form of kansassa, the inessive singular form of kansa (which see for more). Compare Estonian kaasa.
Pronunciation
Postposition
kanssa (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)
- with (in the company of; alongside, close to; near to)
Syön Timon kanssa.- I eat with Timo.
Tuletko syömään (meidän) kanssamme?- Will you come and eat with us?
Menemme ostoksille mummoni kanssa.- We are going shopping with my grandma.
- with (in support of)
- Synonyms: puolesta, (verb) tukea, (verb) kannattaa
Sinun kansasi on kanssasi.- Your people are with you.
Inflection
Adverb
kanssa
- (informal or dialectal) also, too, likewise
- Synonyms: myös, -kin
Herään kanssa ennen (kello) kuutta.- I also wake up before six o' clock.
Derived terms
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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