taempana

Finnish

Alternative forms

• taaempana

Etymology

The locative singular of taempi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑempɑnɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝e̞mˌpɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧em‧pa‧na

Adverb

taempana

1. more behind, further behind, further back (comparative degree of takana (“behind”))

   Haluaisin istua vähän taempana.

   I would like to sit a little further back.

Inflection

→○	lative	taemmas
○	locative	taempana
○→	separative	taempaa

Further reading

• “taempana”, 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