parhaillaan

Finnish

Etymology

The adessive plural of paras (parhailla) with a possessive suffix; compare parastaikaa for the semantics.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrhɑi̯lːɑːn/, [ˈpɑ̝rhɑ̝i̯lːɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -ɑrhɑilːɑːn
Syllabification^(key): par‧hail‧laan

Adverb

parhaillaan (not comparable)

currently, at the moment, at present

Further reading

“parhaillaan”, 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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