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Finnish
Etymology
Literally "until we see/meet again"; the illative plural of the 3rd infinitive näkemä- of nähdä (“to see”); thus, more literally, "to seeings", "until seeings"; compare Swedish på återseende, German auf Wiedersehen, French au revoir, Italian arrivederci.
Pronunciation
Interjection
näkemiin
- see you later, see you, goodbye
- Synonyms: nähdään, (informal) näkemisiin, (informal, humoristic) näkyillään, näkymisiin, vi sees, (dialectal) nähellään
Usage notes
näkemiin is somewhat more formal than nähdään. näkemisiin is decidedly informal, as are the other synonyms listed above.
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