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Finnish
Etymology
Originally the allative form of the root vai-, vaja- of vajaa.
Pronunciation
Postposition
vaille
- (temporal) to, till
- Antonym: yli
Kello on viisi minuuttia vaille kuusi.- It's five minutes to six.
Kello on viittä vaille kuusi.- It's five to six.
Onko kello jo kolme? -Ei, se on viittä vaille.- Is it already three o'clock? -No, it's five to.
- (lative) lacking, not having
- jäädä vaille ― to be left without
- jäädä vaille vastausta ― to be left unanswered
- short of (less than)
- 50 grammaa vaille kilo ― 50 grams short of a kilogram
Usage notes
- (to, till): Note that grammatically speaking, the postposition vaille takes the time left (five minutes) as its complement phrase, unlike the English preposition to, which takes the moment in future (six) as its complement phrase.
Inflection
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allative
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vaille
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adessive
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vailla
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ablative
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Further reading
French
Pronunciation
Verb
vaille
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of valoir
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