edelle

Finnish

Etymology

Allative singular of esi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈedelːeˣ/, [ˈe̞de̞lːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -edelːe
• Syllabification: e‧del‧le

Adverb

edelle

1. before, to before

Postposition

edelle (+ genitive or possessive suffix)

1. (of movement) before, ahead of

   Hän kiri heidän edelleen. (compare edellä)

   S/he sprinted ahead of them.

Inflection

Declension of edelle noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative esi- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive – – sublative – – accusative – – lative (edes) – inessive edessä – temporal – – elative edestä – causative – – illative eteen esiin multiplicative – – adessive edellä esillä distributive – – ablative edeltä esiltä temp. dist. – – allative edelle esille prolative editse – essive – – situative – – translative – – oppositive – – instructive etenkin etenkään – abessive – – comitative – –

Personal/possessive forms of edelle
no possessor	edelle
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	edelleni	edellemme
2nd person	edellesi	edellenne
3rd person	edelleen edellensä

Antonyms

• (before, ahead of) taakse

Derived terms

• adverbs: edelleen

Related terms

See the inflection table above and the derived terms under esi-.

Compounds

• edellepäin