Finnish
Etymology
jälki- (“late”) + juna (“train”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjælkiˌjunɑ/, [ˈjælk̟iˌjunɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -unɑ
- Syllabification(key): jäl‧ki‧ju‧na
- Hyphenation(key): jälki‧juna
Noun
jälkijuna
- (idiomatic) An allegory for being late or behind others in action.
Hallitus tulee tässä asiassa jälkijunassa.- The government has been slow to react in this issue.
Usage notes
- Chiefly used in inessive and illative singular with verbs olla (“to be”), tulla (“to travel”) and joutua (“to end up”).
- A "late train" in literal sense is myöhäinen juna in Finnish.
Declension
| Inflection of jälkijuna (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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jälkijuna
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| genitive
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jälkijunan
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—
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| partitive
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jälkijunaa
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—
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| illative
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jälkijunaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jälkijuna
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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jälkijuna
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—
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| gen.
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jälkijunan
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| genitive
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jälkijunan
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—
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| partitive
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jälkijunaa
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| inessive
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jälkijunassa
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| elative
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jälkijunasta
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| illative
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jälkijunaan
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| adessive
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jälkijunalla
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| ablative
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jälkijunalta
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| allative
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jälkijunalle
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| essive
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jälkijunana
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| translative
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jälkijunaksi
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| abessive
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jälkijunatta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jälkijunani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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jälkijunani
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—
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| gen.
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jälkijunani
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| genitive
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jälkijunani
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—
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| partitive
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jälkijunaani
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—
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| inessive
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jälkijunassani
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—
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| elative
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jälkijunastani
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—
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| illative
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jälkijunaani
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—
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| adessive
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jälkijunallani
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—
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| ablative
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jälkijunaltani
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—
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| allative
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jälkijunalleni
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—
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| essive
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jälkijunanani
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—
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| translative
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jälkijunakseni
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| abessive
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jälkijunattani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jälkijunasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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jälkijunasi
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—
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| gen.
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jälkijunasi
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| genitive
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jälkijunasi
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—
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| partitive
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jälkijunaasi
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—
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| inessive
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jälkijunassasi
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—
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| elative
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jälkijunastasi
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—
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| illative
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jälkijunaasi
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—
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| adessive
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jälkijunallasi
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—
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| ablative
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jälkijunaltasi
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—
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| allative
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jälkijunallesi
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—
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| essive
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jälkijunanasi
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—
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| translative
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jälkijunaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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jälkijunattasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jälkijunamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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jälkijunamme
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—
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| gen.
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jälkijunamme
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| genitive
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jälkijunamme
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—
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| partitive
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jälkijunaamme
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—
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| inessive
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jälkijunassamme
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—
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| elative
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jälkijunastamme
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—
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| illative
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jälkijunaamme
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—
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| adessive
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jälkijunallamme
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—
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| ablative
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jälkijunaltamme
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—
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| allative
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jälkijunallemme
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—
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| essive
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jälkijunanamme
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—
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| translative
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jälkijunaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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jälkijunattamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jälkijunanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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jälkijunanne
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—
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| gen.
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jälkijunanne
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| genitive
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jälkijunanne
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—
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| partitive
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jälkijunaanne
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—
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| inessive
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jälkijunassanne
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—
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| elative
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jälkijunastanne
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—
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| illative
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jälkijunaanne
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—
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| adessive
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jälkijunallanne
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—
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| ablative
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jälkijunaltanne
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—
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| allative
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jälkijunallenne
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—
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| essive
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jälkijunananne
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—
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| translative
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jälkijunaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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jälkijunattanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jälkijunansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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jälkijunansa
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—
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| gen.
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jälkijunansa
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| genitive
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jälkijunansa
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—
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| partitive
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jälkijunaansa
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—
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| inessive
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jälkijunassaan
jälkijunassansa
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—
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| elative
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jälkijunastaan
jälkijunastansa
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—
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| illative
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jälkijunaansa
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—
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| adessive
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jälkijunallaan
jälkijunallansa
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—
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| ablative
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jälkijunaltaan
jälkijunaltansa
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—
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| allative
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jälkijunalleen
jälkijunallensa
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—
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| essive
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jälkijunanaan
jälkijunanansa
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—
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| translative
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jälkijunakseen
jälkijunaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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jälkijunattaan
jälkijunattansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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