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Finnish
Etymology
Inessive plural of kade with a possessive suffix, literally "in one's envy".
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Adverb
kateissaan
- envious, jealous, in one's envy (feeling resentful or angered toward someone for a perceived advantage or success, material or otherwise)
- olla kateissaan ― to be envious
Kateissaan hän päätti ostaa vielä hienomman auton kuin naapurinsa.- In his envy he decided to buy a still finer car than his neighbor had.
Syyttä olet minulle kateissasi!- You have no reason to be envious of me!
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