pitkäjänteinen

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Finnish

Etymology

pitkä +‎ jänne +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpitkæˌjæntei̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ænteinen
  • Hyphenation(key): pitkä‧jäntei‧nen

Adjective

pitkäjänteinen (comparative pitkäjänteisempi or pidempijänteinen or pitempijänteinen, superlative pitkäjänteisin)

  1. long-term (extending over a relatively long time period)
    Onnistuminen edellyttää pitkäjänteistä sitoutumista.
    A long-term commitment is required in order to succeed.

Declension

Possessive forms of pitkäjänteinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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