kuluttua

Finnish

Etymology

The partitive singular of kuluttu, the past passive participle of kulua (“to pass, elapse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkulutːuɑ/, [ˈkulut̪̚ˌt̪uɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ku‧lut‧tu‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): ku‧lut‧tua

Postposition

kuluttua [with genitive]

  1. in, after, a [period] from (now) (after a period of time; usually relative to now, especially when talking about future events)
    Synonym: päästä
    He sanoivat soittavansa viikon kuluttua.
    They said they would call us in a week.
    Viikon kuluttua olen Mauritiuksella.
    A week from now I'll be on Mauritius.

Participle

kuluttua

  1. partitive singular of kuluttu

Further reading

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