tähden
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtæhden/, [ˈt̪æhde̞n]
- Rhymes: -æhden
- Syllabification(key): täh‧den
Postposition
tähden (+ genitive)
- because of, for the sake of, for
- Herran tähden ― for God's sake
- minkä tähden ― why, what for
- sen tähden, että ― because
- Sinun tähtesi tekisin mitä vain.
- I would do anything for you.
Inflection
Even with the possessive forms, the pronoun is rarely if ever omitted.
| Personal/possessive forms of tähden | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | tähden | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | tähteni | tähtemme |
| 2nd person | tähtesi | tähtenne |
| 3rd person | tähtensä | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “tähden”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (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
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