saman tien

See also: samantien

Finnish

Etymology

Instructive singular of both sama and tie.

Adverb

saman tien

  1. as well (in addition; also)
    Hattu ja takki yllään hän katsoi ulos ja päätti, että hän ottaisi sateenvarjon saman tien.
    Wearing his hat and coat, he looked outside and decided he should take an umbrella, as well.
  2. on the spot, right away, in a jiffy (very quickly; without delay)
    Päätös piti tehdä saman tien.
    The decision had to be made on the spot.
    Jos sinulle tulee ongelma, soita hänelle ja hän hoitaa sen saman tien.
    Call her if you have any problems and she'll get it fixed in a jiffy.

Usage notes

  • For the exceptional use of instructive case in singular, this expression is sometimes hypercorrected as samoin tein.

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