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Finnish
Etymology
Instructive singular of both sama and tie.
Adverb
saman tien
- as well (in addition; also)
Hattu ja takki yllään hän katsoi ulos ja päätti, että hän ottaisi sateenvarjon saman tien.- Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella, as well.
- on the spot, right away, in a jiffy (very quickly; without delay)
Päätös piti tehdä saman tien.- The decision had to be made on the spot.
Jos sinulle tulee ongelma, soita hänelle ja hän hoitaa sen saman tien.- Call her if you have any problems and she'll get it fixed in a jiffy.
Usage notes
- For the exceptional use of instructive case in singular, this expression is sometimes hypercorrected as samoin tein.
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