nähden

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Finnish

Pronunciation

Verb

nähden

  1. instructive of second active infinitive of nähdä

Postposition

nähden

  1. in relation to, concerning
    Muurahainen on kokoonsa nähden hurjan voimakas.
    The ant is amazingly strong in relation to its size.
  2. in front of, in the sight of

Inflection

In the sense "in front of, in the sight of", possessive forms exist, but are uncommon. Even with the possessive forms, the pronoun is rarely if ever omitted.

Personal/possessive forms of nähden
no possessor nähden
possessor singular plural
1st person nähteni nähtemme
2nd person nähtesi nähtenne
3rd person nähtensä

Derived terms

compounds

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