"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 Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 93 7 Disambiguation of Finnish predicative adverbials: 84 16

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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  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "ipa": "/ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uolestɑːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puolestaan"
}

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      "source": "inflection",
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    },
    {
      "form": "fi-adv-poss",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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      "form": "puolestani",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "possessive",
        "singular"
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    },
    {
      "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"
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    },
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      "form": "puolestaan",
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      "form": "puolestansa",
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  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "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"
        }
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        "for one's part, as far as one is concerned, for oneself"
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      "id": "en-puolestaan-fi-adv-FhpvVQZb",
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        [
          "as far as",
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        [
          "concerned",
          "concern"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uolestɑːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puolestaan"
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    "Finnish noun forms",
    "Finnish predicative adverbials",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
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    }
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      "source": "inflection",
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        "possessive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "puolestamme",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "first-person",
        "plural",
        "possessive"
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    },
    {
      "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"
      ]
    }
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        "4": "",
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  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "adv",
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        {
          "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"
        }
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        "for one's part, as far as one is concerned, for oneself"
      ],
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          "part",
          "part"
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        [
          "as far as",
          "as far as"
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          "concerned",
          "concern"
        ],
        [
          "for",
          "for"
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈpuo̯lestɑːn/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈpuo̞̯le̞s̠tɑ̝ːn]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-uolestɑːn"
    }
  ],
  "word": "puolestaan"
}

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