väliin

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Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʋæliːn/,
Rhymes: -æliːn
Syllabification^(key): vä‧liin

Noun

väliin

illative singular of väli

Adverb

väliin

(to) (in) between (into a position that is between something)
Poika meni istumaan isänsä ja äitinsä väliin.
The boy went to sit between his father and mother.
(uncommon, temporal) sometimes, at times
Synonyms: välillä, joskus, aika ajoin, silloin tällöin

Väliin minun on vaikea ymmärtää häntä.
At times I find it difficult to understand him.

Usage notes

(between): Can be used postpositionally (+ genitive).

Derived terms

jättää väliin (“to skip out on, miss out on”)
väliinputoaja
väliintulo

See also

Further reading

“väliin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04

Anagrams

nälvii, vilinä

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