Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑstɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): vas‧taan

Etymology 1

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Illative singular of vasta-.

Adverb

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vastaan

  1. back (in return; in a manner that impedes)
    Synonym: takaisin
    hymyillä vastaanto smile back
    taistella vastaanto fight back

Postposition

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vastaan

  1. towards [with partitive and/or (with personal pronouns only) possessive suffix] (in the direction of, especially when one is moving in the opposite direction, thus implying that both are moving towards each other)
    Synonym: vasten
    tulla jotakuta vastaanto come towards one; to pick somebody up
    Hän käveli minua vastaan. / Hän käveli vastaani.S/he walked towards me.
  2. against [with partitive] (in a contrary direction to)
    Antonym: mukana
    uida virtaa vastaanto swim against the stream
  3. against [with partitive] (as protection from)
    pinnoite likaa vastaancoating (to protect) against dirt
  4. (of an opinion) against, contra [with partitive and/or (uncommon, with personal pronouns only) possessive suffix] (in opposition to)
    Antonym: puolesta
    Oletko sotaa vastaan?Are you against the war?
  5. against [with partitive] (contrary to; in conflict with)
    periaatteitani vastaanagainst my principles
  6. (commerce) for; against [with partitive] (in exchange for)
    Myisimmekö auton taloa vastaan?Would we sell a car for a house?
    kuittia vastaanagainst a receipt
Usage notes
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  • The possessive forms, which can only be used with personal pronouns, are optional. They are quite common in the sense "towards", but not so much in the sense "against (opinion)".

Preposition

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vastaan [with nominative]

  1. versus, against
Inflection
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Personal/possessive forms of vastaan
no possessor vastaan
possessor singular plural
1st person vastaani vastaamme
2nd person vastaasi vastaanne
3rd person vastaansa
Derived terms
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compounds
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  • See the inflection table.
  • vasta-

Further reading

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Etymology 2

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Verb

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vastaan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vastata

Etymology 3

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Noun

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vastaan

  1. illative singular of vasta

Anagrams

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