saakka
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Etymology
Derived from the stem or second-person singular imperative form of saada, which in dialects can mean "to arrive" (saapua in the standard language); saa- + -(k)ka.
Pronunciation
Postposition
saakka [with illative or allative]
- (spatial) up to, all the way to
- (temporal) until
Postposition
saakka [with elative or ablative]
- (spatial) all the way from
- (temporal) (ever) since
- siitä saakka ― ever since then
Usage notes
- Note that the meaning of saakka depends on the case of the main word.
Synonyms
Further reading
- “saakka”, 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 2023-07-03
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