yhdesti

Finnish

Etymology

The multiplicative case of yksi (“one”); yksi +‎ -sti

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈyçde̞stiˣ]
  • Hyphenation: yh‧des‧ti

Adverb

yhdesti (not comparable -)

  1. once
    Olen tavannut hänet yhdesti.
    I have met him once.

Usage notes

Although grammatically fully correct, yhdesti is, both in standard Finnish and in spoken Finnish, practically always replaced by saying (yhden) kerran – yhdesti is, however, quite normally used in mathematics.

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