siten

Finnish

Etymology

si- (“it”) +‎ -ten (causative singular)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsiten/, [ˈs̠it̪e̞n]
• Rhymes: -iten
• Hyphenation^(key): si‧ten

Adverb

siten

1. therefore, thus

   Palkkaamme uusia työntekijöitä. Siten saamme lisää asiakkaita.

   We will hire new employees. Thus we will get more customers.

2. in that way

   Tein siten kuin neuvoit.

   I did as you told me to.

   Makaa lattialla siten, että kasvosi ovat kohti kattoa.

   Lie on the floor in the way that your face is towards the ceiling.

Usage notes

• (thus): siten refers to a cause that is, temporally or locally, farther from the speaker, "there" – i.e., täten refers to a cause that is closer and that the speaker points at, "here".

Synonyms

• täten

Further reading

• “siten”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• estin, etsin, itsen, setin, sinet

Turkish

Noun

siten

1. second-person singular possessive of site