nähden
Finnish edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
nähden
- instructive of second active infinitive of nähdä
Postposition edit
nähden
- in relation to, concerning (+ illative)
- Muurahainen on kokoonsa nähden hurjan voimakas.
- The ant is amazingly strong in relation to its size.
- in front of, in the sight of (+ genitive and (possibly, rare) possessive suffix)
Inflection edit
In the sense "in front of, in the sight of", possessive forms exist, but are uncommon. Even with the possessive forms, the pronoun is rarely if ever omitted.
| Personal/possessive forms of nähden | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | nähden | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | nähteni | nähtemme |
| 2nd person | nähtesi | nähtenne |
| 3rd person | nähtensä | |
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “nähden”, 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 2023-07-03