kerran

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkerːɑn/, [ˈk̟e̞rːɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -erːɑn
• Syllabification^(key): ker‧ran

Adverb

kerran

1. once (one, and only one, time)

   Synonym: (mathematics) yhdesti

   Tapasin hänet kerran.

   I met him/her once.

2. once (formerly)

   Olipa kerran...

   Once upon a time...

   Karthago oli kerran mahtava kaupunki.

   Carthage was once a powerful city.

3. a word emphasizing a reason or cause for something: when, since, because (often preceded by a conjunction like kun)

   Minäkin haluan jäätelön, kun kerran Iivarikin sai!

   I want an ice cream too, since Iivari got one!

Noun

kerran

1. genitive singular of kerta

   Kun tapasin hänet ensi kerran, hänellä oli päällään vaaleanpunainen puku.

   When I met him for the first time he was wearing a pink suit.

Derived terms

• kerrankin

 

Further reading

• “kerran”, 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

Anagrams

• karren