tarpeen mukaan
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
tarpeen (“of a need”) + mukaan (“according to”)
Phrase edit
- when needed
- Lisää öljyä tarpeen mukaan.
- Add oil when needed.
- (non-idiomatic, with possessive suffix) according to one's needs
- Jokaiselta kykyjensä mukaan, jokaiselle tarpeidensa mukaan.
- From each according to his ability, to each according to his needs.
Synonyms edit
- (when needed): tarvittaessa