eteenpäin
Finnish
Alternative forms
- eteen päin
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈeteːnˌpæi̯n/, [ˈe̞t̪e̞ːmˌpæi̯n]
- Rhymes: -æin
- Syllabification(key): e‧teen‧päin
Adverb
eteenpäin (not comparable)
- forward, onward, ahead (towards the front or at the front, in a forward direction)
- Eteenpäin, kristityt soturit!
- Onward, Christian soldiers!
- Haluan mennä urallani eteenpäin.
- I want to move forward in my career.
- forth (forward in time, place or degree).
- along (onward, forward, with progressive action)
- Älä pysähdy tässä. Mene vain eteenpäin.
- Don't stop here. Just move along.
Inflection
| →○ | illative | eteenpäin |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | inessive | edessäpäin |
| ○→ | elative | edestäpäin |
Antonyms
Derived terms
- eteenpäin elävän mieli
- eteenpäin, sanoi mummo lumessa
- eteenpäinen
- eteenpäinmeno
Related terms
Further reading
- “eteenpäin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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