siksi
Finnish
Etymology
Translative singular of the demonstrative pronoun se.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsiksi/, [ˈs̠iks̠i]
- Rhymes: -iksi
- Syllabification(key): sik‧si
- Hyphenation(key): sik‧si
Adverb
siksi
- therefore, that's why; because, thence; consequently, as a consequence
- Synonyms: sen takia, sen vuoksi
- Olin sairas, joten siksi en voinut tulla juhliisi.
- I was sick so that's why I couldn't come to your party.
- Nämä yritykset ovat yleensä hyvin nuoria, usein pieniä, ja siksi haavoittuvaisia.
- These companies are generally very young, often small, and therefore vulnerable.
- Siksi on tärkeää, kuinka me hoidamme eläimiä ja millä me ruokimme ne.
- Therefore, how we treat animals and what we feed them on is important.
- Herätyskelloni ei soinut. Siksi myöhästyin töistä.
- My alarm clock didn't ring. Consequently I was late for work.
- En tullut siksi, että olin sairas.
- I didn't come because I was sick.
- until (a point in time in that)
- Synonym: siihen asti
- Keskustelua olisi hyvä lykätä siksi, kunnes kaikki ovat saapuneet paikalle.
- The discussion should be postponed until everyone has arrived.
- to the point that, to the degree that
Usage notes
| Negative contractions for siksi | ||
|---|---|---|
| basic form | siksi | |
| negative | singular | plural |
| 1st person | siksen | siksemme |
| 2nd person | sikset | siksette |
| 3rd person | siksei | sikseivät |
These contractions are used with the indicative forms of the negative verb ei. They are common, but optional. | ||
Pronoun
siksi
- (demonstrative) translative singular of se
Further reading
- “siksi”, 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
Anagrams
Sranan Tongo
Etymology
Numeral
siksi