nähden

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnæhden/, [ˈnæhde̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æhden
  • Syllabification(key): näh‧den
  • Hyphenation(key): näh‧den

Verb

nähden

  1. instructive of second active infinitive of nähdä

Postposition

nähden

  1. in relation to, concerning [with illative]
    Muurahainen on kokoonsa nähden hurjan voimakas.
    The ant is amazingly strong in relation to its size.
  2. in front of, in the sight of [with genitive or (rare) possessive form]

Inflection

In the sense "in front of, in the sight of", possessive forms exist, but are uncommon. Even with the possessive forms, the pronoun is rarely if ever omitted.

Personal/possessive forms of nähden
no possessor nähden
possessor singular plural
1st person nähteni nähtemme
2nd person nähtesi nähtenne
3rd person nähtensä

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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