pahoillaan

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Finnish

Etymology

The adessive plural of paha (pahoilla) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

Adverb

pahoillaan

  1. sorry; upset, sad
    olla pahoillaanto be sorry, regret
    Olen hyvin pahoillani siitä.
    I'm very sorry about it.
  2. sorry
    Olen hyvin pahoillani sinun puolestasi.
    I'm so sorry for you.

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.

Inflection

→○ allative pahoilleen
adessive pahoillaan
○→ ablative
Personal/possessive forms of pahoillaan
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person pahoillani pahoillamme
2nd person pahoillasi pahoillanne
3rd person pahoillaan
pahoillansa

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