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Finnish
Etymology
Illative of vasta- + hanka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑˌhɑŋkɑːn/,
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑːn
- Syllabification(key): vas‧ta‧han‧kaan
Adverb
vastahankaan
- resisting, opposing
Usage notes
Used with verbs such as:
- asettua (asettua vastahankaan (“to (begin to) oppose, protest”))
- nousta (nousta vastahankaan (“to (begin to) protest, resist”))
- olla (olla vastahankaan (“to resist, oppose”)).
Noun
vastahankaan
- illative singular of vastahanka
Derived terms