toisaalta

Finnish

Etymology

tois(a)- +‎ -alta (*-ja-); the delative singular of toinen (“other, second”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoi̯sɑːltɑ/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯s̠ɑ̝ːl̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -oisɑːltɑ
  • Syllabification(key): toi‧saal‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): toi‧saal‧ta

Adverb

toisaalta (not comparable)

  1. on the other hand, then, then again
    Coordinate term: yhtäältä (“on (the) one hand”)
    Toisaalta punainen näyttää paremmalta.
    On the other hand, red looks better.
  2. from elsewhere, from somewhere else
    Sen oli tultava toisaalta.
    It had to come from elsewhere.

Inflection

→○ sublative toisaalle
○ superessive toisaalla
○→ delative toisaalta

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