Finnish

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Etymology

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Illative singular form of sisä-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈsisæːn/, [ˈs̠is̠æːn]
  • Rhymes: -isæːn
  • Syllabification(key): si‧sään

Adverb

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sisään (comparative sisempään, superlative sisimpään)

  1. into, in, inside, inwards (into a state of being in or inside something)
    Tule sisään!
    Come on in!
    vuoren sisään kaivettu tunnelia tunnel dug inside a mountain

Usage notes

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Can be used postpositionally (+ genitive) and/or with a possessive suffix (when the complement is a personal pronoun). See the usage examples.

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