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Finnish
Etymology
Originally the adessive form of the root vai-, vaja- of vajaa.
Pronunciation
Preposition
vailla (+ partitive)
- without, lacking
- vailla suojaa ― without protection, defenseless(ly), unprotected
Postposition
vailla (+ partitive)
- without (and in need/search of)
- suojaa vailla ― in need of protection, looking for shelter
Mitä sinä olet vailla?- What do you want? / What are you looking for?
- (literally, “What are you in need of?”)
Usage notes
- As seen above, this adposition can be used both as a preposition (before the main word) and as a postposition (after the main word), although with a slight change of meaning.
Synonyms
- (without) ilman, -tta/-ttä (the abessive case suffix, gives the same meaning)
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