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heitteillä

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈhei̯tːei̯lːæ/, [ˈhe̞i̯t̪ːe̞i̯lːæ]
  • Rhymes: -eitːeilːæ
  • Hyphenation(key): heit‧teil‧lä

Adverb

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heitteillä

  1. abandoned, neglected (in the state of abandonment, neglection or lack of care)
    Puutarhani on ollut heitteillä, koska olen ollut paljon matkoilla.
    I have neglected my garden lately, because I have travelled a lot.

Usage notes

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This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (to be); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

Heitteillä oleva nurmikko on ikävä näky.
A neglected lawn is a sad sight.

Inflection

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→○ allative heitteille
adessive heitteillä
○→ ablative heitteiltä

Noun

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heitteillä

  1. adessive plural of heite

Further reading

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