asemesta
Finnish
editEtymology
editElative of dialectal asen (genitive asemen), from the same root as asema.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editasemesta
- instead of, in lieu of, in place of
- Hän sai bonuksen palkankorotuksen asemesta.
- He got a cash award instead of a raise.
Usage notes
editCan be used postpositionally (+ genitive) and/or with a possessive suffix (when the complement is a personal pronoun).
Further reading
edit- “asemesta”, 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