puolesta

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpuo̯lestɑ/, [ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uolestɑ
  • Syllabification(key): puo‧les‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): puo‧les‧ta

Adjective

puolesta

  1. elative singular of puoli

Noun

puolesta

  1. elative singular of puoli

Postposition

puolesta [with genitive and/or possessive form]

  1. on behalf of, for
    Minun pitää käydä kaupassa äidin puolesta.
    I need to go to the shop for my mom.
    Kaikkien läsnäolevien puolesta...
    On behalf of everyone present...
  2. in favor of, for, pro
    Oletko ehdotuksen puolesta vai sitä vastaan?
    Are you for or against the proposition?
    Äänestätkö minun puolestani vai minua vastaan?
    Are you going to vote for me or against me?

Usage notes

If the head word is a personal pronoun, puolesta requires a possessive suffix. The personal pronoun may be omitted in the first and second person, in which case the person is only indicated by the possessive suffix, but usually the pronoun is also kept.

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of puolesta
no possessor puolesta
possessor singular plural
1st person puolestani puolestamme
2nd person puolestasi puolestanne
3rd person puolestaan
puolestansa

Antonyms

  • (antonym(s) of “in favor of”): vastaan

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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