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takaa

takaa

Finnish

(index ta)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ɑkɑː]
Rhymes: -ɑkɑː
Hyphenation: ta‧kaa

Adverb

takaa ‎(comparative taaempaa, superlative taaimpaa)

from behind (both abstractly and concretely)
Suomi johtaa, mutta Ruotsi tulee kovaa takaa.
Finland leads but Sweden comes fast from behind.

Synonyms

(from behind) takapuolelta

Derived terms

ajaa takaa + partitive = to chase

Postposition

(genitive +) takaa

From behind.
pöydän takaa = from behind the table

Inflection

Declension of takaa

noun case	singular	plural	adverbial form	singular	plural
nominative	taka-	–	superessive	–	–
genitive	–	–	delative	–	–
partitive	takaa	–	sublative	–	–
accusative	–	–	lative	(taas)	–
inessive	–	–	temporal	taannoin	–
elative	–	–	causative	–	–
illative	–	–	multiplicative	–	–
adessive	–	–	distributive	–	–
ablative	–	–	temp. dist.	–	takaisin
allative	–	–	prolative	taitse	–
essive	takana	–	situative	–	–
translative	taa taakse	–	oppositive	–	–
instructive	–	–
abessive	–	–
comitative	–	–

Related terms

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

Derived terms

takaapäin
tavan takaa

Etymology 2

Inflected form of taata.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ɑkɑː]
Rhymes: -ɑkɑː
Hyphenation: ta‧kaa

Verb

takaa

Third-person singular indicative present form of taata.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈt̪ɑkɑːˣ]
Rhymes: -ɑkɑː
Hyphenation: ta‧kaa

Verb

takaa

Indicative present connegative form of taata.
Second person singular imperative present form of taata.
Second person singular imperative present connegative form of taata.

Anagrams

šakata