monesti
Finnish
Alternative forms
- monasti (nonstandard)
Etymology
From moni (“many, multiple”) + -sti (multiplicative singular).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmonestiˣ/, [ˈmo̞ne̞s̠ti(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -onesti
- Syllabification(key): mo‧nes‧ti
- Hyphenation(key): mo‧nes‧ti
Adverb
monesti (not comparable)
- many times
- Synonym: monta kertaa
- Kuinka monesti olen sanonut tästä?
- How many times have I told you about this?
- synonym of usein (“often”)
- Näin käy monesti.
- This happens often.
- Monesti työskentelen 10-12 tuntia päivässä.
- I often work 10-12 hours a day.
Further reading
- “monesti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023