taiten
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
The instructive of the second infinitive of the consonant stem verb taita, which is a variant of taitaa. The standard equivalent form is taitaen.
Pronunciation edit
Adverb edit
taiten
- with skill
- Mitä tahansa sääntöä voi rikkoa, jos sen tekee taiten.
- Any rule can be broken if it's done skillfully.
- with tact, tactfully, in a tactful manner
- Eri mieltä oleminen pitää tehdä taiten, Lindström toteaa.
- Disagreement should be voiced tactfully, says Lindström.
Usage notes edit
Often collocates with the verb tehdä (“to do”).
Synonyms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “taiten”, 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