See vasten in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
{
"derived": [
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "varta vasten"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "vastenmielinen"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0",
"word": "vastentahtoinen"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Singular instructive of vasta-.",
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"source": "inflection",
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"table-tags"
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},
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{
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{
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{
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{
"form": "-",
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]
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{
"form": "-",
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},
{
"form": "-",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
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"sublative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
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{
"form": "-",
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},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"lative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "vastassa",
"source": "inflection",
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"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"inessive",
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{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
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"plural",
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{
"form": "-",
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},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"elative",
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},
{
"form": "-",
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"causative",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"causative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "vastaan",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"illative",
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},
{
"form": "-",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
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"multiplicative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"distributive"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
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"ablative",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"allative",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"prolative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"plural",
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},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "vastakkain",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"situative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"situative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "vastatusten",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"oppositive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"oppositive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "vasten",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "vastoin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {
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"2": "postpositions",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "vasten",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "vasten",
"name": "fi-postp"
}
],
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{
"args": {},
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},
{
"args": {
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"14s": "vasten",
"1s": "vasta-",
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"7s": "vastaan",
"a11s": "vastakkain",
"a12s": "vastatusten",
"word": "vasta-"
},
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}
],
"info_templates": [
{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "ptv"
},
"expansion": "[with partitive]",
"extra_data": {
"tags": [
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},
"name": "+obj"
}
],
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"pos": "postp",
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"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
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23,
30
]
],
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20,
26
]
],
"english": "The shovel was leaning against the wall.",
"text": "Lapio nojasi seinää vasten.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"against (in physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by)"
],
"id": "en-vasten-fi-postp-IxkWUToK",
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[
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]
]
},
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17,
24
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],
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22,
28
]
],
"english": "The boat crashed against the rocks.",
"text": "Vene törmäsi kalliota vasten.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"against (in physical opposition to; in collision with)"
],
"id": "en-vasten-fi-postp-W2Ew1N~U",
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]
]
},
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{
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],
"source": "w+disamb"
},
{
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11,
18
]
],
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17,
23
]
],
"english": "Look at it against the light, and you will see what I mean.",
"text": "Katso sitä valoa vasten, niin näet, mitä tarkoitan.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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],
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22,
28
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],
"english": "It happened in the night preceding Thursday.",
"text": "Se tapahtui torstaita vasten yöllä.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"preceding, before (immediately before)"
],
"id": "en-vasten-fi-postp-tiETQIf4",
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],
[
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]
],
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"_dis1": "2 0 2 90 1 2 1 2 0",
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"word": "ennen"
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]
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28,
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30,
36
]
],
"english": "The captain steered the bow towards the wind.",
"text": "Kapteeni ohjasi keulan tuulta vasten.",
"type": "example"
}
],
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"towards, against (to a direction)"
],
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],
[
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],
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"word": "vastaan"
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{
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"word": "vastaan"
},
{
"_dis1": "0 1 1 1 93 1 1 1 1",
"sense": "to a direction",
"word": "kohti"
}
]
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9,
16
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],
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26,
32
]
],
"english": "He acted against a clear prohibition.",
"text": "Hän toimi selkeää kieltoa vasten.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"against (intentionally overruling)"
],
"id": "en-vasten-fi-postp-lOe6EsRa",
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],
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"word": "vastoin"
}
]
},
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5,
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],
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11
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],
"english": "What for?",
"text": "Mitä vasten?",
"type": "example"
}
],
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],
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]
],
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"(dialectal) Synonym of varten (“for (a purpose)”)"
],
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{
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],
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},
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"type": "example"
}
],
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],
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],
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"_dis1": "5 27 1 0 0 0 2 41 23",
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},
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}
],
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},
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],
"english": "I'm not against.",
"text": "En ole vasten.",
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}
],
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],
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],
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"(colloquial, dialectal) Synonym of vastaan (“against (in opposition of)”)"
],
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],
"sounds": [
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"ipa": "/ˈʋɑsten/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɑ̝s̠te̞n]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑsten"
}
],
"word": "vasten"
}
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"Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
"Finnish lemmas",
"Finnish postpositions",
"Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
"Pages with 4 entries",
"Pages with entries",
"Rhymes:Finnish/ɑsten",
"Rhymes:Finnish/ɑsten/2 syllables"
],
"derived": [
{
"word": "varta vasten"
},
{
"word": "vastenmielinen"
},
{
"word": "vastentahtoinen"
}
],
"etymology_text": "Singular instructive of vasta-.",
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},
{
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},
{
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"form": "-",
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{
"form": "-",
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{
"form": "-",
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{
"form": "-",
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{
"form": "-",
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{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"delative",
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{
"form": "-",
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{
"form": "-",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
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"plural",
"sublative"
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{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"accusative",
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]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"lative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"lative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "vastassa",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"singular",
"temporal"
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},
{
"form": "-",
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"plural",
"temporal"
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},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"elative",
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{
"form": "-",
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"elative",
"plural"
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{
"form": "-",
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"causative",
"singular"
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},
{
"form": "-",
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"causative",
"plural"
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},
{
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"source": "inflection",
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"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"illative",
"plural"
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{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"multiplicative",
"singular"
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{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"multiplicative",
"plural"
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},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"adessive",
"plural"
]
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{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"distributive"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"distributive",
"temporal"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
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"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"prolative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"prolative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "vastakkain",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"situative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"situative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "vastatusten",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"oppositive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"oppositive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "vasten",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "vastoin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "-",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
}
],
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"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "postpositions",
"head": ""
},
"expansion": "vasten",
"name": "head"
},
{
"args": {},
"expansion": "vasten",
"name": "fi-postp"
}
],
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{
"args": {},
"name": "fi-decl-pron/vasta-"
},
{
"args": {
"14p": "vastoin",
"14s": "vasten",
"1s": "vasta-",
"5s": "vastassa",
"7s": "vastaan",
"a11s": "vastakkain",
"a12s": "vastatusten",
"word": "vasta-"
},
"name": "fi-decl-pron"
}
],
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{
"args": {
"1": "fi",
"2": "ptv"
},
"expansion": "[with partitive]",
"extra_data": {
"tags": [
"partitive"
]
},
"name": "+obj"
}
],
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"lang_code": "fi",
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{
"categories": [
"Finnish terms with usage examples"
],
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"bold_english_offsets": [
[
23,
30
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
20,
26
]
],
"english": "The shovel was leaning against the wall.",
"text": "Lapio nojasi seinää vasten.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"against (in physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by)"
],
"links": [
[
"against",
"against"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Finnish terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
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17,
24
]
],
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[
22,
28
]
],
"english": "The boat crashed against the rocks.",
"text": "Vene törmäsi kalliota vasten.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"against (in physical opposition to; in collision with)"
],
"links": [
[
"against",
"against"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Finnish terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
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11,
18
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
17,
23
]
],
"english": "Look at it against the light, and you will see what I mean.",
"text": "Katso sitä valoa vasten, niin näet, mitä tarkoitan.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"against (of a position, against a background)"
],
"links": [
[
"against",
"against"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Finnish terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
22,
28
]
],
"english": "It happened in the night preceding Thursday.",
"text": "Se tapahtui torstaita vasten yöllä.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"preceding, before (immediately before)"
],
"links": [
[
"preceding",
"preceding"
],
[
"before",
"before"
]
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Finnish terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
28,
35
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
30,
36
]
],
"english": "The captain steered the bow towards the wind.",
"text": "Kapteeni ohjasi keulan tuulta vasten.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"towards, against (to a direction)"
],
"links": [
[
"towards",
"towards"
],
[
"against",
"against"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "vastaan"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Finnish terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
9,
16
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
26,
32
]
],
"english": "He acted against a clear prohibition.",
"text": "Hän toimi selkeää kieltoa vasten.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"against (intentionally overruling)"
],
"links": [
[
"against",
"against"
]
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "vastoin"
}
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Finnish dialectal terms",
"Finnish terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
5,
8
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
5,
11
]
],
"english": "What for?",
"text": "Mitä vasten?",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Synonym of varten (“for (a purpose)”)"
],
"links": [
[
"varten",
"varten#Finnish"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(dialectal) Synonym of varten (“for (a purpose)”)"
],
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{
"extra": "(“for (a purpose)”)",
"tags": [
"synonym",
"synonym-of"
],
"word": "varten"
}
],
"tags": [
"dialectal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Finnish dialectal terms",
"Finnish terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
"bold_english_offsets": [
[
10,
17
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
23,
29
]
],
"english": "We fought against the Indians for three days and nights.",
"text": "Taistelimme intiaaneja vasten kolme päivää ja yötä.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Synonym of vastaan (“against (in opposition to, opposing)”)"
],
"links": [
[
"vastaan",
"vastaan#Finnish"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(dialectal) Synonym of vastaan (“against (in opposition to, opposing)”)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"extra": "(“against (in opposition to, opposing)”)",
"tags": [
"synonym",
"synonym-of"
],
"word": "vastaan"
}
],
"tags": [
"dialectal"
]
},
{
"categories": [
"Finnish colloquialisms",
"Finnish dialectal terms",
"Finnish terms with usage examples"
],
"examples": [
{
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[
8,
15
]
],
"bold_text_offsets": [
[
7,
13
]
],
"english": "I'm not against.",
"text": "En ole vasten.",
"type": "example"
}
],
"glosses": [
"Synonym of vastaan (“against (in opposition of)”)"
],
"links": [
[
"vastaan",
"vastaan#Finnish"
]
],
"raw_glosses": [
"(colloquial, dialectal) Synonym of vastaan (“against (in opposition of)”)"
],
"synonyms": [
{
"extra": "(“against (in opposition of)”)",
"tags": [
"synonym",
"synonym-of"
],
"word": "vastaan"
}
],
"tags": [
"colloquial",
"dialectal"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/ˈʋɑsten/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ˈʋɑ̝s̠te̞n]"
},
{
"rhymes": "-ɑsten"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"sense": "preceding",
"word": "ennen"
},
{
"sense": "to a direction",
"word": "vastaan"
},
{
"sense": "to a direction",
"word": "kohti"
},
{
"sense": "in opposition to",
"word": "vastaan"
},
{
"sense": "contrary to",
"word": "vastoin"
},
{
"sense": "for a purpose",
"word": "varten"
},
{
"sense": "for a purpose",
"word": "takia"
}
],
"word": "vasten"
}
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