keskelle

Finnish

Etymology

Allative singular of keski-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeskelːeˣ/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠k̟e̞lːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -eskelːe
• Syllabification^(key): kes‧kel‧le

Adverb

keskelle (comparative keskemmälle, superlative keskimmälle)

1. to the middle

Inflection

Declension of keski- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative keski- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive (keskeä) – sublative – – accusative – – lative – – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive keskellä – distributive – – ablative keskeltä – temp. dist. – – allative keskelle – prolative keskitse – essive keskenään – situative – – translative – – oppositive – – abessive – – instructive kesken – comitative – –

Postposition

keskelle [with genitive]

1. to the middle of, to the centre/center of

   Tsaarin patsas siirrettiin torin keskelle.

   The statue of the tsar was moved to the middle of the square.

2. to a position amid, amongst/among something
3. to a position between something

Synonyms

• (between): väliin

Preposition

keskelle [with partitive]

1. to the middle of, to the center of

   Muutimme keskelle kaupunkia.

   We moved to the center of the city.

   Keskelle toria tuotiin tsaarin patsas.

   A statue of the tsar was brought to the middle of the square.

Further reading

• “keskelle”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02