sen sijaan

Finnish

Etymology

sen (“of it”) + sijaan (“in the stead of, in lieu”)

Adverb

instead (in the place of something; as a substitute or alternative)
Olin menossa ostoksille, mutta meninkin sen sijaan tanssimaan.
I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.

Sen sijaan, että olisin mennyt ostoksille, meninkin tanssimaan.
Instead of going to shop, I went to dance.

Further reading

“sen sijaan”, 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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