puolestaan

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/, [ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -uolestɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): puo‧les‧taan

Noun

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puolestaan

  1. third-person possessive form of elative singular of puoli

Adverb

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puolestaan

  1. for one's part, as far as one is concerned, for oneself
    Useimmat haluavat pitää lomansa kesällä. Virtaset puolestaan pitävät talvesta.
    Most people want to have their vacations in the summer. The Virtanens, for their part, like the winter.
    Useimmat vastustivat ehdotustani. Hän puolestaan oli samaa mieltä kanssani.
    A majority opposed my proposition. He, for his part, agreed with me.
    Minun puolestani voit mennä pubiin sitten, kun olet tiskannut astiat.
    As far as I'm concerned, you can go to the pub as soon as you have washed the dishes.
    Puhu vain omasta puolestasi!
    Just speak for yourself!

Usage notes

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  • This term is used postpositionally in relation to its headword.
  • The headword, if present, is in the genitive form (note that in the last example sinun (your) is omitted and omasta is an attribute).

Inflection

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Personal/possessive forms of puolestaan
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person puolestani puolestamme
2nd person puolestasi puolestanne
3rd person puolestaan
puolestansa