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Finnish
Etymology
yksi (“one”) + -sti (multiplicative)
Pronunciation
Adverb
yhdesti (not comparable)
- (chiefly mathematics) once
Olen tavannut hänet yhdesti.- I have met him once.
Usage notes
Although grammatically fully correct, yhdesti is, both in standard Finnish and in spoken Finnish, practically always replaced by saying (yhden) kerran – yhdesti is, however, quite normally used in mathematics.
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