siellä

See also: siella

Finnish

Etymology

From *sigällä, the adessive case of *sikä- (the root of se extended with -ka; found in sikäläinen). Compare Erzya сия (sija, “there”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsie̯lːæ/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯lːæ]
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  • Rhymes: -ielːæ
  • Syllabification(key): siel‧lä
  • Hyphenation(key): siel‧lä

Adverb

siellä

  1. (locative) there (when the speaker does not point at the place)
    Me olimme siellä.
    We were there.

Usage notes

  • For the exact difference between siellä and tuolla, see the usage notes under tuo.
  • siinä usually implies a more precise or exact location than siellä.

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