tavallaan
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑʋɑlːɑːn/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝lːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑʋɑlːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): ta‧val‧laan
- Hyphenation(key): ta‧val‧laan
Noun
tavallaan
- third-person possessive form of adessive singular of tapa
Adverb
tavallaan
- in a way, in a manner of speaking
- Tavallaan se olisi hyvä ratkaisu, mutta...
- It would be a good solution in a way, but...
Further reading
- “tavallaan”, 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