Finnish

Adverb

kesken

1. unfinished

   Kopiointi on vielä kesken.

   The copying is not finished yet.

   Hän jätti kirjan kesken. (lit. He left the book unfinished)

   He didn't finish the book.

2. finished too soon

   Keitto loppui kesken, ja osa vieraista jäi nälkäisiksi.

   We run out of soup, and some guests remained hungry.

Preposition

kesken

1. in the middle of:

   Pappi pyörtyi kesken puheen.

   The priest fainted in the middle of the speech.

Postposition

kesken

1. between, among:

   meidän kesken, heidän kesken...

   between us, among them...

Inflection

Usage notes

• (keskustella) kahden kesken = (to discuss) in private, confidentially

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