kauan

See also: Kauan

Finnish

Alternative forms

kauvan (dialectal)

Etymology

Instructive singular case of the root kauko- (“far”). Cognate to Ingrian kavvan (“for a long time”), Estonian kaua (“for a long time”), Votic kauga (“for a long time”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯.ɑn/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯.ɑ̝n]
Rhymes: -ɑuɑn
Hyphenation^(key): kau‧an

Adverb

kauan (comparative kauemmin, superlative kauimmin)

(for) a long time
kauan sitten ― long ago

Olen tuntenut hänet kauan.
I have known him for a long time.

Usage notes

kauan can be used in both affirmative and negative sentences, although a separate form kauaa exists for negative sentences as well.

polarity pair	positive	kauan
polarity pair	negative	kauan, kauaa

Inflection

Declension of kauko-

noun case	singular	plural	adverbial form	singular	plural
nominative	kauko-	–	superessive	–	–
genitive	–	–	delative	–	–
partitive	kaukaa kauaa	–	sublative	–	–
accusative	–	–	lative	kauas	–
inessive	–	–	temporal	–	–
elative	–	–	causative	–	–
illative	–	–	multiplicative	–	–
adessive	–	–	distributive	–	–
ablative	–	–	temp. dist.	–	–
allative	–	–	prolative	–	–
essive	kaukana	–	situative	–	–
translative	kauaksi	–	oppositive	–	–
abessive	–	–
instructive	kauan	–
comitative	–	–

Anagrams

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