kolmistaan
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈkolmistɑːn/, [ˈko̞lmis̠tɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -olmistɑːn
- Syllabification(key): kol‧mis‧taan
Adverb edit
kolmistaan
- With exactly three people doing something together; the English translation depends on the context.
- Koska muita ei näytä tulevan, pidämme juhlat kolmistaan.
- As nobody else seems to be coming, we'll have the party among the three of us.
- He menivät kolmistaan johtajan puheille.
- The three of them went to talk to the boss.
- Kolmistaan olemme vahvempia kuin hän.
- The three of us together are stronger than him.
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “kolmistaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (online dictionary, continuously updated, in Finnish), Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02