paljon

Finnish

Etymology

The genitive singular of paljo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑljon/, [ˈpɑ̝ljo̞n]
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  • Rhymes: -ɑljon
  • Syllabification(key): pal‧jon

Adverb

paljon (comparative enemmän, superlative eniten)

  1. a lot, plenty, much
    Minä rakastan sinua paljon.
    I love you a lot.
    Join paljon vettä.
    I drank a lot of water.

Usage notes

  • Uncountable objects modified by paljon are in the partitive singular case, whereas countable objects are in the partitive plural.
  • paljon can sometimes take a case ending as in the following example:
    Paljollako vähenee?
    How much will the reduction be?
    (literally, “By how much does/will it decrease?”)
  • paljon is not used very commonly used with units of time.

Adjective

paljon

  1. genitive singular of paljo

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

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