kohdalleen

Finnish

Etymology

kohdalle (“to a position or place”) +‎ -en (“third person possessive suffix”); "into its place"

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkohdɑlːeːn/, [ˈko̞xdɑ̝lːe̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -ohdɑlːeːn
• Hyphenation^(key): koh‧dal‧leen

Adverb

kohdalleen

1. right, into its place

   Jos haluaa voittaa olympialaisissa, huippukunnon ajoitus on saatava tarkasti kohdalleen.

   If one wants to win in the Olympic games, he must get the timing of his top condition exactly right.

Inflection

→○	allative	kohdalleen
○	adessive	kohdallaan
○→	ablative	–

Further reading

• “kohdalleen”, 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