puolestaan
Finnish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/, [ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -uolestɑːn
- Hyphenation(key): puo‧les‧taan
Noun
[edit]puolestaan
- third-person possessive form of elative singular of puoli
Adverb
[edit]puolestaan
- 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
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Personal/possessive forms of puolestaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | puolestani | puolestamme |
| 2nd person | puolestasi | puolestanne |
| 3rd person | puolestaan puolestansa | |