/ˈkesken/, [ˈk̟e̞s̠k̟e̞n]
AlkuperäInstructive singular form of keski-.
- unfinished
“jäädä kesken” — to be left unfinished
“Kopiointi on vielä kesken.” — The copying is not finished yet.
“Hän jätti kirjan kesken.” — He didn't finish the book.
- finished too soon
“Keitto loppui kesken, ja osa vieraista jäi nälkäisiksi.” — We ran out of soup, and some guests remained hungry.
- in the middle of
“Pappi pyörtyi kesken puheen.” — The priest fainted in the middle of the speech.
- between, among
“kahden kesken” — between just the two of us
“keskustella kahden kesken” — to discuss in private
“meidän kesken, heidän kesken...” — among us, between them...
Muodotkeski-(nominative, singular) · -(nominative, plural) · -(singular, superessive) · -(plural, superessive) · -(genitive, singular) · -(genitive, plural) · -(delative, singular) · -(delative, plural) · keskeä(partitive, singular) · -(partitive, plural) · -(singular, sublative) · -(plural, sublative) · -(accusative, singular) · -(accusative, plural) · -(lative, singular) · -(lative, plural) · -(inessive, singular) · -(inessive, plural) · -(singular, temporal) · -(plural, temporal)