tähden

Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtæhden/, [ˈt̪æhde̞n]
  • Rhymes: -æhden
  • Syllabification(key): täh‧den

Etymology 1

Instructive singular of tähti; for meaning, compare tähdentää.

Postposition

tähden (+ genitive)

  1. because of, for the sake of, for
    Herran tähdenfor God's sake
    minkä tähdenwhy, what for
    sen tähden, ettäbecause
    Sinun tähtesi tekisin mitä vain.
    I would do anything for you.
Inflection

Even with the possessive forms, the pronoun is rarely if ever omitted.

Personal/possessive forms of tähden
no possessor tähden
possessor singular plural
1st person tähteni tähtemme
2nd person tähtesi tähtenne
3rd person tähtensä
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Further reading

Noun

tähden

  1. genitive singular of tähti
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