pitkälleen

Finnish

Alternative forms

  • pitkälleni (1st person sg.)
  • pitkällesi (2nd person sg.)
  • pitkälleen, pitkällensä (3rd person sg.)
  • pitkällemme (1st person pl.)
  • pitkällenne (2nd person pl.)
  • pitkälleen, pitkällensä (3rd person pl.)

Etymology

Allative singular of pitkä (long) > pitkälle + -en (3rd person possessive suffix); "to one's length"

Adverb

pitkälleen

  1. to a horizontal position, horizontally; often translated into English with down
    Käyn vähäksi aikaa pitkälleni.
    I'm going to lie down a little.

Synonyms

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