kahdestaan

Finnish

Etymology

kaksi (“two”) +‎ -staan

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑhdestɑːn/, [ˈkɑ̝xde̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -ɑhdestɑːn
Syllabification^(key): kah‧des‧taan

Adverb

kahdestaan

between the two (being two in a company)
He juttelivat kahdestaan useita tunteja.
They chatted between the two of them for several hours.

Synonyms

Further reading

“kahdestaan”, 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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