yhdesti
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
yksi (“one”) + -sti (multiplicative)
PronunciationEdit
AdverbEdit
yhdesti (not comparable)
- (chiefly mathematics) once
- Olen tavannut hänet yhdesti.
- I have met him once.
- Olen tavannut hänet yhdesti.
Usage notesEdit
Although grammatically fully correct, yhdesti is, both in standard Finnish and in spoken Finnish, practically always replaced by saying (yhden) kerran – yhdesti is, however, quite normally used in mathematics.