kerran
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkerːɑn/, [ˈk̟e̞rːɑ̝n]
- Rhymes: -erːɑn
- Syllabification(key): ker‧ran
Adverb
kerran
- once (one, and only one, time)
- Synonym: (mathematics) yhdesti
- Tapasin hänet kerran.
- I met him/her once.
- once (formerly)
- Olipa kerran...
- Once upon a time...
- Karthago oli kerran mahtava kaupunki.
- Carthage was once a powerful city.
- a word emphasizing a reason or cause for something: when, since, because (often preceded by a conjunction like kun)
- Minäkin haluan jäätelön, kun kerran Iivarikin sai!
- I want an ice cream too, since Iivari got one!
Noun
kerran
- genitive singular of kerta
- Kun tapasin hänet ensi kerran, hänellä oli päällään vaaleanpunainen puku.
- When I met him for the first time he was wearing a pink suit.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kerran”, 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 2023-07-02
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