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Finnish
Pronunciation
Noun
päällä
- adessive singular of pää
Postposition
päällä (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)
- (static) on top of, atop
- Antonym: alla
Kaapin päällä on maljakko.- There's a vase on top of the cupboard.
Adverb
päällä
- (static) on (in an operating state)
- Antonym: poissa päältä
Onko sinulla radio päällä?- Do you have the radio on?
- on, wearing
Mitä sinulla on päällä?- What are you wearing?
Minulla on huppari päällä.- I'm wearing a hoodie.
- on, ongoing
Maija on tien päällä.- Maija is on the road.
Pekalla on flunssa päällä.- Pekka is having a common cold.
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