edelle

Finnish

Etymology

Allative singular of esi-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈedelːeˣ/, [ˈe̞de̞lːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -edelːe
• Hyphenation^(key): edel‧le

Adverb

edelle

1. before, to before

Postposition

edelle [with genitive and／or possessive form]

1. (of movement) before, ahead (of)

   Antonym: taakse

   Hän kiri heidän edelleen.

   S/he sprinted ahead of them.

   Compared to edellä, this means he/she was not ahead of them before, but is now.

Inflection

Declension of esi- (type 27*F/käsi) noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative esi- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive – – sublative – – accusative – – lative edes – inessive edessä – temporal – – elative edestä – causative – – illative eteen esiin multiplicative – – adessive edellä esillä distributive – – ablative edeltä esiltä temp. dist. – – allative edelle esille prolative editse – essive – – situative – – translative – – oppositive – – abessive – – instructive etenkin etenkään – comitative – –

Personal/possessive forms of edelle
no possessor	edelle
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	edelleni	edellemme
2nd person	edellesi	edellenne
3rd person	edelleen edellensä

Derived terms

• adverbs: edelleen

compounds

• edellepäin

Related terms

See the inflection table above and the derived terms under esi-.

Further reading

• “edelle”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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