yleensä
Finnish
Etymology
The illative singular of ylä- (yle-) with a possessive suffix; compare läpi > läpeensä and Estonian üldse.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈyleːnsæˣ/, [ˈyle̞ːns̠æ(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -yleːnsæ
- Syllabification(key): y‧leen‧sä
Usage notes
- May sometimes be translated with the verb "to tend" (to be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic)
- He menevät yleensä ulos lauantaisin.
- They tend to go out on Saturdays.
- Yleensä täällä on talvella lunta.
- It tends to snow here in winter.
Related terms
Further reading
- “yleensä”, 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 2023-07-01
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