vastoin
Finnish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editThe instructive plural of vasta-.
Preposition
editvastoin (+ partitive)
- against, contrary to (in conflict with)
- vastoin tahtoaan ― against one's will
- vastoin lakia ― against the law
- vastoin luuloa ― contrary to belief
Postposition
editvastoin (+ partitive)
Declension
editDeclension of vasta-
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Derived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “vastoin”, 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 2024-08-10
Etymology 2
editVerb
editvastoin