tavallaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑʋɑlːɑːn/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝lːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋɑlːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧val‧laan

Noun

tavallaan

1. third-person possessive form of adessive singular of tapa

Adverb

tavallaan

1. in a way, in a manner of speaking

   Tavallaan se olisi hyvä ratkaisu, mutta...

   It would be a good solution in a way, but...

Further reading

• “tavallaan”, 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

Anagrams

• vallataan