nähden

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnæhden/, [ˈnæhde̞n]
• Rhymes: -æhden
• Syllabification^(key): näh‧den

Verb

nähden

1. instructive of second active infinitive of nähdä

Postposition

nähden

1. in relation to, concerning (+ illative)

   Muurahainen on kokoonsa nähden hurjan voimakas.

   The ant is amazingly strong in relation to its size.

2. in front of, in the sight of (+ genitive and (possibly, rare) possessive suffix)

Inflection

In the sense "in front of, in the sight of", possessive forms exist, but are uncommon. Even with the possessive forms, the pronoun is rarely if ever omitted.

Personal/possessive forms of nähden
no possessor	nähden
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	nähteni	nähtemme
2nd person	nähtesi	nähtenne
3rd person	nähtensä

Derived terms

compounds

• silminnähden

 

Further reading

• “nähden”, 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 2023-07-03