vastaan

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ːn]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑstɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): vas‧taan
  • Hyphenation(key): vas‧taan

Etymology 1

Illative singular of vasta-.

Postposition

vastaan

  1. towards [with partitive or (with personal pronouns only) possessive suffix] (in the direction of, especially when one is moving in the opposite direction, thus implying that both are moving towards each other)
    Synonym: vasten
    tulla jotakuta vastaan ― to come towards one; to pick somebody up
    Hän käveli minua vastaan. / Hän käveli vastaani. ― S/he walked towards me.
  2. against [with partitive] (in a contrary direction to)
    Antonym: mukana
    uida virtaa vastaan ― to swim against the stream
  3. against [with partitive] (as protection from)
    pinnoite likaa vastaan ― coating (to protect) against dirt
  4. (of an opinion) against, contra [with partitive or (uncommon, with personal pronouns only) possessive suffix] (in opposition to)
    Antonym: puolesta
    Oletko sotaa vastaan? ― Are you against the war?
  5. against [with partitive] (contrary to; in conflict with)
    periaatteitani vastaan ― against my principles
  6. (commerce) for; against [with partitive] (in exchange for)
    Myisimmekö auton taloa vastaan? ― Would we sell a car for a house?
    kuittia vastaan ― against a receipt
Usage notes
  • The possessive forms, which can only be used with personal pronouns, are optional. They are quite common in the sense "towards", but not so much in the sense "against (opinion)".

Adverb

vastaan

  1. back (in return; in a manner that impedes)
    Synonym: takaisin
    hymyillä vastaan ― to smile back
    taistella vastaan ― to fight back

Preposition

vastaan [with nominative]

  1. versus, against
Inflection
Declension of vasta-
noun case singular pluraladverbial form singular plural
nominative vasta- –superessive – –
genitive – –delative – –
partitive – –sublative – –
accusative – –lative – –
inessive vastassa –temporal – –
elative – –causative – –
illative vastaan –multiplicative – –
adessive – –distributive – –
ablative – –temp. dist. – –
allative – –prolative – –
essive – –situative vastakkain –
translative – –oppositive vastatusten –
abessive – –
instructive vasten vastoin
comitative – –
Personal/possessive forms of vastaan
no possessor vastaan
possessor singular plural
1st person vastaani vastaamme
2nd person vastaasi vastaanne
3rd person vastaansa
Derived terms
compounds
  • See the inflection table.
  • vasta-

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

vastaan

  1. first-person singular present indicative of vastata

Etymology 3

Noun

vastaan

  1. illative singular of vasta

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