"vasten" meaning in Finnish

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Postposition

IPA: /ˈʋɑsten/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠te̞n]
Rhymes: -ɑsten Etymology: Singular instructive of vasta-. Etymology templates: {{m|fi|vasta-}} vasta- Head templates: {{head|fi|postpositions|head=}} vasten, {{fi-postp}} vasten Inflection templates: {{fi-decl-pron/vasta-}}, {{fi-decl-pron|14p=vastoin|14s=vasten|1s=vasta-|5s=vastassa|7s=vastaan|a11s=vastakkain|a12s=vastatusten|word=vasta-}} Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], vasta- [nominative, singular], - [nominative, plural], - [singular, superessive], - [plural, superessive], - [genitive, singular], - [genitive, plural], - [delative, singular], - [delative, plural], - [partitive, singular], - [partitive, plural], - [singular, sublative], - [plural, sublative], - [accusative, singular], - [accusative, plural], - [lative, singular], - [lative, plural], vastassa [inessive, singular], - [inessive, plural], - [singular, temporal], - [plural, temporal], - [elative, singular], - [elative, plural], - [causative, singular], - [causative, plural], vastaan [illative, singular], - [illative, plural], - [multiplicative, singular], - [multiplicative, plural], - [adessive, singular], - [adessive, plural], - [distributive], - [ablative, singular], - [ablative, plural], - [distributive, temporal], - [allative, singular], - [allative, plural], - [prolative, singular], - [plural, prolative], - [essive, singular], - [essive, plural], vastakkain [singular, situative], - [plural, situative], - [singular, translative], - [plural, translative], vastatusten [oppositive, singular], - [oppositive, plural], - [abessive, singular], - [abessive, plural], vasten [instructive, singular], vastoin [instructive, plural], - [comitative, singular], - [comitative, plural]
  1. against (in physical contact with, so as to abut or be supported by) Tags: with-partitive
    Sense id: en-vasten-fi-postp-IxkWUToK
  2. against (in physical opposition to; in collision with) Tags: with-partitive
    Sense id: en-vasten-fi-postp-W2Ew1N~U
  3. against (of a position, against a background) Tags: with-partitive
    Sense id: en-vasten-fi-postp-5TKtxS~t
  4. preceding, before (immediately before) Tags: with-partitive Synonyms (preceding): ennen
    Sense id: en-vasten-fi-postp-tiETQIf4 Disambiguation of 'preceding': 2 1 2 89 1 2 1 2 0
  5. towards, against (to a direction) Tags: with-partitive Synonyms: vastaan Synonyms (to a direction): vastaan, kohti
    Sense id: en-vasten-fi-postp-qjUboLvj Disambiguation of 'to a direction': 1 1 1 0 94 1 1 1 1
  6. against (intentionally overruling) Tags: with-partitive Synonyms: vastoin
    Sense id: en-vasten-fi-postp-lOe6EsRa
  7. (dialectal) Synonym of varten (“for (a purpose)”) Tags: dialectal, with-partitive Synonyms: varten [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (for a purpose): varten, takia
    Sense id: en-vasten-fi-postp-tHiyglM4 Categories (other): Finnish entries with incorrect language header, Finnish postpositions Disambiguation of Finnish entries with incorrect language header: 3 7 5 4 2 27 36 8 7 Disambiguation of Finnish postpositions: 8 10 8 8 9 14 20 11 11 Disambiguation of 'for a purpose': 3 1 2 5 1 6 79 3 1
  8. (dialectal) Synonym of vastaan (“against (in opposition to, opposing)”) Tags: dialectal, with-partitive Synonyms: vastaan [synonym, synonym-of] Synonyms (in opposition to): vastaan
    Sense id: en-vasten-fi-postp-IvMV0-IF Disambiguation of 'in opposition to': 5 27 1 0 0 0 2 41 23
  9. (colloquial, dialectal) Synonym of vastaan (“against (in opposition of)”) Tags: colloquial, dialectal, with-partitive Synonyms: vastaan [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-vasten-fi-postp-awRovE4a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms (contrary to): vastoin Derived forms: varta vasten, vastenmielinen, vastentahtoinen
Disambiguation of 'contrary to': 10 13 12 7 13 15 4 16 11

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  "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"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "Singular instructive of vasta-.",
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        "plural"
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      "form": "-",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "delative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "delative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "-",
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        "partitive",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "partitive",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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      ]
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        "plural",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "lative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "lative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vastassa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "inessive",
        "plural"
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      "form": "-",
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      "form": "-",
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        "plural",
        "temporal"
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    {
      "form": "-",
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        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vastaan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
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        "multiplicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "multiplicative",
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "distributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "distributive",
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "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": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
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      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "14p": "vastoin",
        "14s": "vasten",
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        "5s": "vastassa",
        "7s": "vastaan",
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        "a12s": "vastatusten",
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "postp",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
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        ]
      ],
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        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vasten-fi-postp-5TKtxS~t",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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",
      "links": [
        [
          "preceding",
          "preceding"
        ],
        [
          "before",
          "before"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "2 1 2 89 1 2 1 2 0",
          "sense": "preceding",
          "word": "ennen"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "The captain steered the bow towards the wind.",
          "text": "Kapteeni ohjasi keulan tuulta vasten.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "towards, against (to a direction)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vasten-fi-postp-qjUboLvj",
      "links": [
        [
          "towards",
          "towards"
        ],
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vastaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 0 94 1 1 1 1",
          "sense": "to a direction",
          "word": "vastaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "1 1 1 0 94 1 1 1 1",
          "sense": "to a direction",
          "word": "kohti"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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",
      "links": [
        [
          "against",
          "against"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "vastoin"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "3 7 5 4 2 27 36 8 7",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
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        },
        {
          "_dis": "8 10 8 8 9 14 20 11 11",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Finnish postpositions",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "What for?",
          "text": "Mitä vasten?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of varten (“for (a purpose)”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vasten-fi-postp-tHiyglM4",
      "links": [
        [
          "varten",
          "varten#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(dialectal) Synonym of varten (“for (a purpose)”)"
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "(“for (a purpose)”)",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "varten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 2 5 1 6 79 3 1",
          "sense": "for a purpose",
          "word": "varten"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 1 2 5 1 6 79 3 1",
          "sense": "for a purpose",
          "word": "takia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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)”)"
      ],
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          "vastaan#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
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        "(dialectal) Synonym of vastaan (“against (in opposition to, opposing)”)"
      ],
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        {
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          "word": "vastaan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "5 27 1 0 0 0 2 41 23",
          "sense": "in opposition to",
          "word": "vastaan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I'm not against.",
          "text": "En ole vasten.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of vastaan (“against (in opposition of)”)"
      ],
      "id": "en-vasten-fi-postp-awRovE4a",
      "links": [
        [
          "vastaan",
          "vastaan#Finnish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(colloquial, dialectal) Synonym of vastaan (“against (in opposition of)”)"
      ],
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        {
          "extra": "(“against (in opposition of)”)",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
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          "word": "vastaan"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "colloquial",
        "dialectal",
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʋɑsten/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈʋɑ̝s̠te̞n]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɑsten"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "_dis1": "10 13 12 7 13 15 4 16 11",
      "sense": "contrary to",
      "word": "vastoin"
    }
  ],
  "word": "vasten"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "Finnish 2-syllable words",
    "Finnish entries with incorrect language header",
    "Finnish lemmas",
    "Finnish postpositions",
    "Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ɑsten",
    "Rhymes:Finnish/ɑsten/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "varta vasten"
    },
    {
      "word": "vastenmielinen"
    },
    {
      "word": "vastentahtoinen"
    }
  ],
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      "name": "m"
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Singular instructive of vasta-.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "fi-decl-pron/vasta-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vasta-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "superessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "superessive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "delative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "delative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "partitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "sublative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "sublative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "lative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "lative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vastassa",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "inessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "elative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "causative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "vastaan",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "illative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "multiplicative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "multiplicative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "adessive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "distributive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "distributive",
        "temporal"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-",
      "source": "inflection",
      "tags": [
        "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"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Finnish",
  "lang_code": "fi",
  "pos": "postp",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish dialectal terms",
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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)”)"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "extra": "(“for (a purpose)”)",
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "varten"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish dialectal terms",
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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",
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Finnish colloquialisms",
        "Finnish dialectal terms",
        "Finnish terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "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",
        "with-partitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "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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