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Finnish
Etymology
The inessive plural of nälkä (nälissä) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
Adverb
nälissään
- hungry, starving, famished
Olin nälissäni.- I was starving.
Monet kehitysmaitten ihmiset ovat nälissään.- Many people in the developing countries are famished.
Usage notes
This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
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