takaisin

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑkɑi̯sin/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝kɑ̝i̯s̠in]
• Rhymes: -ɑkɑisin
• Hyphenation^(key): ta‧kai‧sin

From taka- (“rear, backside”) +‎ -isin (temporal distributive plural). Sense 2 possibly a semantic loan from Swedish tillbaka or English back.

takaisin

1. (lative) back

   Synonym: (dialectal) takasten

   Mennään takaisin.

   Let's go back.

2. (colloquial, static, proscribed) back

   Synonyms: taas, jälleen, palannut

   Te ootte takaisin siinä, mistä te aloititte.

   You are back where you started from.

Kotus proscribes sense 2 as incorrect.^[1]

• See the inflection table.
• taka
• taka-
• tausta
• taempi
• takimmainen
• taata
• taittaa
• taittua

• “takaisin”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

takaisin

1. first-person singular present conditional of taata

   (Minä) takaisin onnesi, jos voisin.

   I would guarantee your happiness if I could.

takaisin

1. superlative degree of takainen
2. instructive plural of takainen

• Kiinasta, kantaisi