olla jonkun kannoilla
Finnish
editVerb
edit- (idiomatic) to be at one's heels, to be on one's heels
Conjugation
editSee olla. jonkun stands for "someone", which is inflected in the genitive case. If the person is expressed by using a personal pronoun, kannoilla receives a possessive suffix, and the pronoun can then be dropped if it is a first-person or second-person pronoun; see Appendix:Finnish possessive suffixes § Verb phrases for more:
| possessor | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | kannoillani | kannoillamme |
| 2nd person | kannoillasi | kannoillanne |
| 3rd person | kannoillaan kannoillansa | |