tahallaan

Finnish

Etymology

taha- (see tahansa) + adessive suffix + possessive suffix

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑhɑlːɑːn/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ɦɑ̝lːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑhɑlːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧hal‧laan

Adverb

tahallaan

1. intentionally, on purpose, purposely, deliberately

   Tuon teit ihan tahallasi!

   You did that (quite) on purpose!

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of tahallaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	tahallani	tahallamme
2nd person	tahallasi	tahallanne
3rd person	tahallaan tahallansa

Synonyms

• tahallisesti
• tarkoituksella
• tarkoituksellisesti

Further reading

• “tahallaan”, 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