loppuun

Finnish

Noun

loppuun

illative singular of loppu; to the end, all the way; often translated into English with up, over or out or with the verb finish, especially when the English equivalent of a Finnish expression is a phrasal verb
kuunnella loppuun ― to hear out

käyttää loppuun ― to exhaust, use up

myydä loppuun ― to sell out

syödä loppuun ― to eat up

palaa loppuun ― to burn out

sanoa loppuun ― to finish, finish saying

tehdä loppuun ― to finish, finish up, complete

Further reading

“loppuun”, 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 2023-12-01

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