"puolestaan" meaning in Finnish

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Adverb

IPA: /ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/, [ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn] Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], - [no-possessor, possessive], puolestani [first-person, possessive, singular], puolestamme [first-person, plural, possessive], puolestasi [possessive, second-person, singular], puolestanne [plural, possessive, second-person], puolestaan [possessive, third-person], puolestansa [possessive, third-person]
Rhymes: -uolestɑːn Head templates: {{head|fi|adverb|||||head=}} puolestaan
  1. for one's part, as far as one is concerned, for oneself
    Sense id: en-puolestaan-fi-adv-FhpvVQZb Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish predicative adverbials, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 98 2 Disambiguation of Finnish predicative adverbials: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/, [ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -uolestɑːn Head templates: {{head|fi|noun form}} puolestaan
  1. third-person possessive form of elative singular of puoli Tags: elative, form-of, possessive, singular, third-person Form of: puoli
    Sense id: en-puolestaan-fi-noun-hG6dam7Q

Inflected forms

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  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "puolestaan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "puoli"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person possessive form of elative singular of puoli"
      ],
      "id": "en-puolestaan-fi-noun-hG6dam7Q",
      "links": [
        [
          "puoli",
          "puoli#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "form-of",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uolestɑːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puolestaan"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fi-adv-poss",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "no-possessor",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestamme",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestanne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestaan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestansa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "adverb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "puolestaan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "91 9",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish predicative adverbials",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "98 2",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "99 1",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Most people want to have their vacations in the summer. The Virtanens, for their part, like the winter.",
          "text": "Useimmat haluavat pitää lomansa kesällä. Virtaset puolestaan pitävät talvesta.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A majority opposed my proposition. He, for his part, agreed with me.",
          "text": "Useimmat vastustivat ehdotustani. Hän puolestaan oli samaa mieltä kanssani.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "As far as I'm concerned, you can go to the pub as soon as you have washed the dishes.",
          "text": "Minun puolestani voit mennä pubiin sitten, kun olet tiskannut astiat.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Just speak for yourself!",
          "text": "Puhu vain omasta puolestasi!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for one's part, as far as one is concerned, for oneself"
      ],
      "id": "en-puolestaan-fi-adv-FhpvVQZb",
      "links": [
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ],
        [
          "as far as",
          "as far as"
        ],
        [
          "concerned",
          "concern"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uolestɑːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puolestaan"
}
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    "Finnish 3-syllable words",
    "Finnish adverbs",
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish non-lemma forms",
    "Finnish noun forms",
    "Finnish predicative adverbials",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/uolestɑːn",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/uolestɑːn/3 syllables"
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "noun form"
      },
      "expansion": "puolestaan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "form_of": [
        {
          "word": "puoli"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "third-person possessive form of elative singular of puoli"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "puoli",
          "puoli#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "form-of",
        "possessive",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uolestɑːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puolestaan"
}

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    "Finnish adverbs",
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish lemmas",
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    "Finnish noun forms",
    "Finnish predicative adverbials",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/uolestɑːn",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/uolestɑːn/3 syllables"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fi-adv-poss",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "no-possessor",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestamme",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestasi",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "second-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestanne",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "possessive",
        "second-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestaan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "puolestansa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "possessive",
        "third-person"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "fi",
        "2": "adverb",
        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
        "6": "",
        "head": ""
      },
      "expansion": "puolestaan",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "adv",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Most people want to have their vacations in the summer. The Virtanens, for their part, like the winter.",
          "text": "Useimmat haluavat pitää lomansa kesällä. Virtaset puolestaan pitävät talvesta.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "A majority opposed my proposition. He, for his part, agreed with me.",
          "text": "Useimmat vastustivat ehdotustani. Hän puolestaan oli samaa mieltä kanssani.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "As far as I'm concerned, you can go to the pub as soon as you have washed the dishes.",
          "text": "Minun puolestani voit mennä pubiin sitten, kun olet tiskannut astiat.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "english": "Just speak for yourself!",
          "text": "Puhu vain omasta puolestasi!",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "for one's part, as far as one is concerned, for oneself"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "part",
          "part"
        ],
        [
          "as far as",
          "as far as"
        ],
        [
          "concerned",
          "concern"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uolestɑːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puolestaan"
}

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