itsekseen
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The translative singular of itse (itseksi) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈitsekseːn/, [ˈits̠e̞ks̠e̞ːn]
- Rhymes: -itsekseːn
- Syllabification(key): it‧sek‧seen
Adverb edit
itsekseen
- alone, by oneself, on one's own, unaided, unassisted
- Kun katselen näin merta, mietin itsekseni kuinka iso maailma mahtaakaan olla.
- When I look at the sea like this, I wonder to myself how big the world must really be.
- Viihdymme parhaiten itseksemme.
- We prefer to be by ourselves.
- Haluatko tehdä tämän mieluummin itseksesi?
- Do you prefer to do this unassisted?
Inflection edit
| Personal/possessive forms of itsekseen | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | itsekseni | itseksemme |
| 2nd person | itseksesi | itseksenne |
| 3rd person | itsekseen itseksensä | |
Further reading edit
- “itsekseen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02