se on

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Finnish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Calque of Swedish det är.

Conjunction

se on (obsolete)

  1. Synonym of eli (that is, i.e.).

Usage notes

No longer in use. Nowadays, se on would most likely be interpreted literally as "it is" or "that is". For example:

Meillä on uusi tunnussana, se on salasana.
We have a new watchword, i.e. password.

A modern reader might understand that as:

We have a new watchword, it's "password".