vuorostaan
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋuo̯rostɑːn/, [ˈʋuo̞̯ro̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -uorostɑːn
- Syllabification(key): vuo‧ros‧taan
- Hyphenation(key): vuo‧ros‧taan
Noun
vuorostaan
- third-person possessive form of elative singular of vuoro
Adverb
vuorostaan
- literally: from one's turn; no direct English equivalent, the epression "take one's turn" may often be applied to express the same idea (indicates that it's somebody's turn to do something)
- Anna minun yrittää vuorostani!
- Let me take my turn (in trying)!
Inflection
| Personal/possessive forms of vuorostaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | vuorostani | vuorostamme |
| 2nd person | vuorostasi | vuorostanne |
| 3rd person | vuorostaan vuorostansa | |
Further reading
- “vuorostaan”, 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 4 July 2023