eteen
Finnish
editEtymology
editIllative singular of esi-.
Pronunciation
editPostposition
editeteen [with genitive and/or possessive form]
- (lative) (to) in front of, to the front of
- Antonym: taakse
- Mene talon eteen!
- Go in front of the house!
- Katso eteesi!
- Watch where you're going!
- (literally, “Look ahead of you!”)
- for (the good, benefit or sake of)
- Synonym: eduksi
- Tekisitpä joskus jotain yhteiskunnan eteen!
- I wish you would do something for the society once!
Adverb
editeteen
- forward, forwards
- into the way of
- Synonym: tielle
- Älä tule eteeni!
- Don't get in my way!
- (figurative) across, in the way of
- Synonym: vastaan
- Nyt tuli ongelma eteen.
- We came across a problem.
Usage notes
editCan be used postpositionally (+ genitive) and/or with a possessive suffix (when the complement is a personal pronoun).
Inflection
editDeclension of esi- (type 27*F/käsi)
|
Personal/possessive forms of eteen | ||
---|---|---|
no possessor | eteen | |
possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | eteeni | eteemme |
2nd person | eteesi | eteenne |
3rd person | eteensä |
Derived terms
editcompounds
Related terms
editSee the inflection table above and the derived terms under esi-.
Further reading
edit- “eteen”, 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