keskelle

Finnish

Etymology

Allative singular of keski-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkeskelːeˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠k̟e̞lːe̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -eskelːe
  • Syllabification(key): kes‧kel‧le

Adverb

keskelle (comparative keskemmälle, superlative keskimmälle)

  1. to the middle

Inflection
Declension of keski-
noun case singular pluraladverbial form singular plural
nominative keski- –superessive – –
genitive – –delative – –
partitive (keskeä) –sublative – –
accusative – –lative – –
inessive – –temporal – –
elative – –causative – –
illative – –multiplicative – –
adessive keskellä –distributive – –
ablative keskeltä –temp. dist. – –
allative keskelle –prolative keskitse –
essive keskenään –situative – –
translative – –oppositive – –
abessive – –
instructive kesken –
comitative – –

Postposition

keskelle (+ genitive)

  1. to the middle of, to the centre/center of
    Tsaarin patsas siirrettiin torin keskelle.
    The statue of the tsar was moved to the middle of the square.
  2. to a position amid, amongst/among something
  3. to a position between something

Synonyms

Preposition

keskelle (+ partitive)

  1. to the middle of, to the center of
    Muutimme keskelle kaupunkia.
    We moved to the center of the city.
    Keskelle toria tuotiin tsaarin patsas.
    A statue of the tsar was brought to the middle of the square.

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