oikein

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Finnish

Etymology

The instructive plural of oikea (“right”).

Pronunciation

Adverb

oikein (comparative oikeammin, superlative oikeimmin)

  1. correctly (in a correct manner)
    Antonym: väärin
    Hän vastasi oikein.
    She answered correctly.
    Anne vastasi oikeammin kuin kukaan muu.
    Anne answered more correctly than anyone else.
    Anne vastasi oikeimmin.
    Anne answered most correctly.
  2. rightly, right (in a morally correct/upright way)
    Antonym: väärin
    Hän teki oikein antaessaan rahat hyväntekeväisyyteen.
    She did the right thing giving the money to charity.
  3. (of a view, opinion) Only used in olla oikein (to be correct, correspond to the reality)
    Antonym: väärin
    Hänen vastauksensa oli oikein.
    Her answer was correct.
    Tämä lause on oikein.
    This sentence is correct.
  4. very, really
    Synonyms: hyvin, erittäin, todella, tosi, sangen
    Hän on oikein hyvä.
    He is really good.
    Meillä on oikein mukavaa.
    We're having a really nice time.
  5. properly
    Synonym: kunnolla
    Antonym: väärin

Usage notes

  • The superlatives oikein and väärin are rarely appropriate, because right and wrong are often understood as absolutes, and because of the homonymy with much more frequently used adverbs. People tend to circumvent them by saying eniten väärä, lähinnä oikeaa and eniten oikea, choosing another adjective if available (e.g. kiero, oikeanpuoleinen, oikeellinen) or using kaikista as a determiner.

Derived terms

Adjective

oikein

  1. instructive plural of oikea
  2. superlative degree of oikea

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