pahoillaan
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Finnish
Etymology
The adessive plural of paha (pahoilla) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpɑhoi̯lːɑːn/, [ˈpɑ̝ɦo̞i̯lːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ɑhoilːɑːn
- Syllabification(key): pa‧hoil‧laan
Adverb
pahoillaan
- sorry; upset, sad [with elative ‘about’]
- olla pahoillaan ― to be sorry, regret
- Olen hyvin pahoillani siitä.
- I'm very sorry about it.
- sorry [with puolesta ‘for’]
- Olen hyvin pahoillani sinun puolestasi.
- I'm so sorry for you.
Usage notes
This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
Inflection
| →○ | allative | pahoilleen |
|---|---|---|
| ○ | adessive | pahoillaan |
| ○→ | ablative | – |
| Personal/possessive forms of pahoillaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | pahoillani | pahoillamme |
| 2nd person | pahoillasi | pahoillanne |
| 3rd person | pahoillaan pahoillansa | |
Further reading
- “pahoillaan”, 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