ennestään

Finnish

Etymology

The elative singular of ensi- (ennestä) with a possessive suffix. Compare dialectal ensistään.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈenːestæːn/, [ˈe̞nːe̞s̠tæːn]
  • Rhymes: -enːestæːn
  • Syllabification(key): en‧nes‧tään
  • Hyphenation(key): en‧nes‧tään

Adverb

ennestään (not comparable)

  1. previously (with past tense), already (with present tense); beforehand
    Mies oli minulle ennestään tuntematon.
    The man was previously unknown to me.
    Minulla on ennestään kaksi Van Goghia seinälläni, mutta haluaisin vielä lisää.
    I already have two Van Goghs on my wall, but I would still like to get more.

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