Finnish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑstɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): vas‧taan

Etymology 1 edit

Illative singular of vasta-.

Adverb edit

vastaan

  1. back (in return; in a manner that impedes)
    Synonym: takaisin
    hymyillä vastaanto smile back
    taistella vastaanto fight back

Postposition edit

vastaan

  1. towards (+ partitive or (only with personal pronouns) possessive suffix) (in the direction of, especially when one is moving in the opposite direction, thus implying that both are moving towards each other)
    Synonym: vasten
    tulla jotakuta vastaanto come towards one; to pick somebody up
    Hän käveli minua vastaan. / Hän käveli vastaani.S/he walked towards me.
  2. against (+ partitive) (in a contrary direction to)
    Antonym: mukana
    uida virtaa vastaanto swim against the stream
  3. against (+ partitive) (as protection from)
    pinnoite likaa vastaancoating (to protect) against dirt
  4. (of an opinion) against, contra (+ partitive or (only with personal pronouns, uncommon) possessive suffix) (in opposition to)
    Antonym: puolesta
    Oletko sotaa vastaan?Are you against the war?
  5. against (+ partitive) (contrary to; in conflict with)
    periaatteitani vastaanagainst my principles
  6. (commerce) for; against (+ partitive) (in exchange for)
    Myisimmekö auton taloa vastaan?Would we sell a car for a house?
    kuittia vastaanagainst a receipt
Usage notes edit
  • The possessive forms, which can only be used with personal pronouns, are optional. They are quite common in the sense "towards", but not so much in the sense "against (opinion)".

Preposition edit

vastaan (+ nominative)

  1. versus, against
Inflection edit
Personal/possessive forms of vastaan
no possessor vastaan
possessor singular plural
1st person vastaani vastaamme
2nd person vastaasi vastaanne
3rd person vastaansa
Derived terms edit
Compounds edit
Related terms edit
  • See the inflection table.
  • vasta-

Further reading edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

vastaan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vastata

Etymology 3 edit

Noun edit

vastaan

  1. illative singular of vasta

Anagrams edit