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näkemiin

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Literally "until we see/meet again"; the illative plural of the 3rd infinitive näkemä- of nähdä (to see); thus, more literally, "to seeings", "until seeings"; compare Swedish på återseende, German auf Wiedersehen, French au revoir, Italian arrivederci.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnækemiːn/, [ˈnæk̟e̞miːn]
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  • Rhymes: -ækemiːn
  • Hyphenation(key): nä‧ke‧miin

Interjection

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näkemiin

  1. see you later, see you, goodbye
    Synonyms: nähdään, (informal) näkemisiin, (informal, humoristic) näkyillään, näkymisiin, vi sees, (dialectal) nähellään

Usage notes

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näkemiin is somewhat more formal than nähdään. näkemisiin is decidedly informal, as are the other synonyms listed above.

See also

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Further reading

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