ajallaan

Finnish

Etymology

ajalla with a possessive suffix

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑjɑlːɑːn/, [ˈɑ̝jɑ̝lːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -ɑjɑlːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): a‧jal‧laan

Adverb

ajallaan

1. in its time

   Muista, että ei ole tarpeen yrittää pakottaa asioita; kaikki tapahtuu ajallaan.

   Remember that there is no need to try and force things; everything will happen in its time.

2. according to timetable, on time

   Meillä oli kaikenlaisia vaikeuksia, mutta talo valmistui lopulta ajallaan.

   We had all sorts of trouble, but in the end the house was finished according to timetable.

Inflection

Using forms other than ajallaan is optional.

Personal/possessive forms of ajallaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	ajallani	ajallamme
2nd person	ajallasi	ajallanne
3rd person	ajallaan ajallansa

Noun

ajallaan

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

Further reading

• “ajallaan”, 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 2023-07-02