keskelle
Finnish
editEtymology
editAllative singular of keski-.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editkeskelle (comparative keskemmälle, superlative keskimmälle)
- to the middle
Inflection
editDeclension of keski-
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Postposition
editkeskelle [with genitive]
- to the middle of, to the centre/center of
- Tsaarin patsas siirrettiin torin keskelle.
- The statue of the tsar was moved to the middle of the square.
- to a position amid, amongst/among something
- to a position between something
Synonyms
edit- (between): väliin
Preposition
editkeskelle [with partitive]
- to the middle of, to the center of
- Muutimme keskelle kaupunkia.
- We moved to the center of the city.
- Keskelle toria tuotiin tsaarin patsas.
- A statue of the tsar was brought to the middle of the square.
Further reading
edit- “keskelle”, 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