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Finnish

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Etymology

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The allative plural of paikka (paikoille) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpɑi̯koi̯lːeːn/, [ˈpɑ̝i̯ko̞i̯lːe̞ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɑikoilːeːn
  • Syllabification(key): pai‧koil‧leen

Adverb

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paikoilleen

  1. to where they belong
    panna paikoilleento put up, put away
    Laita tavarasi paikoilleen!
    Please put your things to where they belong!
    Be sure to put up the tools when you finish. / Please put away the tools when you are finished.
    Pane työkalut paikoilleen, kun lopetat.
    Panin vatteet paikoilleen siistiäkseni huonetta.
    I put the clothes away so as to neaten the room.
  2. Synonym of paikalleen

Inflection

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→○ allative paikoilleen
adessive paikoillaan
○→ ablative paikoiltaan
Personal/possessive forms of paikoilleen
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person paikoilleni paikoillemme
2nd person paikoillesi paikoillenne
3rd person paikoilleen
paikoillensa

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