kauan

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Instructive singular case of the root kauko- (“far”). Cognate to Ingrian kavvan (“for a long time”), Estonian kaua (“for a long time”), Votic kauga (“for a long time”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

kauan (comparative kauemmin, superlative kauimmin)

  1. (for) a long time
    kauan sitten ― long ago
    Olen tuntenut hänet kauan.
    I have known him for a long time.

Usage notes

kauan can be used in both affirmative and negative sentences, although a separate form kauaa exists for negative sentences as well.

polarity
pair 		positive kauan
negative kauan, kauaa

Inflection

Declension of kauko-
noun case singular pluraladverbial form singular plural
nominative kauko- –superessive – –
genitive – –delative – –
partitive kaukaa
kauaa		 –sublative – –
accusative – –lative kauas –
inessive – –temporal – –
elative – –causative – –
illative – –multiplicative – –
adessive – –distributive – –
ablative – –temp. dist. – –
allative – –prolative – –
essive kaukana –situative – –
translative kauaksi –oppositive – –
abessive – –
instructive kauan –
comitative – –

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