ennalta
Finnish
Etymology
The ablative singular of enta-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈenːɑltɑ/, [ˈe̞nːɑ̝l̪t̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -enːɑltɑ
- Syllabification(key): en‧nal‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): en‧nal‧ta
Adverb
ennalta
- beforehand, in advance
- tietää ennalta ― to know beforehand
- määrätä ennalta ― to preordain/foreordain
- ehkäistä ennalta ― to prevent
- Tulipaloon kannattaa varautua ennalta.
- It is a good idea to prepare for a fire in advance.
Inflection
Possessive suffixes may be used, but are optional. They may have a literary nuance.
| Personal/possessive forms of ennalta | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | ennalta | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | ennaltani | ennaltamme |
| 2nd person | ennaltasi | ennaltanne |
| 3rd person | ennaltaan ennaltansa | |
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “ennalta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023