oikein
Finnish
Etymology
The instructive plural of oikea (“right”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈoi̯kei̯n/, [ˈo̞i̯k̟e̞i̯n]
- Rhymes: -oikein
- Syllabification(key): oi‧kein
Adverb
oikein (comparative oikeammin, superlative oikeimmin)
- correctly (in a correct manner)
- Antonym: väärin
- Hän vastasi oikein.
- She answered correctly.
- Anne vastasi oikeammin kuin kukaan muu.
- Anne answered more correctly than anyone else.
- Anne vastasi oikeimmin.
- Anne answered most correctly.
- rightly, right (in a morally correct/upright way)
- Antonym: väärin
- Hän teki oikein antaessaan rahat hyväntekeväisyyteen.
- She did the right thing giving the money to charity.
- (of a view, opinion) Only used in olla oikein (to be correct, correspond to the reality)
- Antonym: väärin
- Hänen vastauksensa oli oikein.
- Her answer was correct.
- Tämä lause on oikein.
- This sentence is correct.
- very, really
- properly
Usage notes
- The superlatives oikein and väärin are rarely appropriate, because right and wrong are often understood as absolutes, and because of the homonymy with much more frequently used adverbs. People tend to circumvent them by saying eniten väärä, lähinnä oikeaa and eniten oikea, choosing another adjective if available (e.g. kiero, oikeanpuoleinen, oikeellinen) or using kaikista as a determiner.
Further reading
- “oikein”, 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 2023-07-03
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