saakka
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Derived from the stem or second-person singular imperative form of saada, which in dialects can mean "to arrive" (saapua in the standard language); saa- + -(k)ka.
Pronunciation edit
Postposition edit
saakka (+ illative/allative)
- (spatial) up to, all the way to
- (temporal) until
Postposition edit
saakka (+ elative/ablative)
- (spatial) all the way from
- (temporal) (ever) since
- siitä saakka ― ever since then
Usage notes edit
- Note that the meaning of saakka depends on the case of the main word.
Synonyms edit
Further reading edit
- “saakka”, 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 2023-07-03