kaukana

Finnish

Etymology

Locative case of kauko-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯kɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑu̯kɑnɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑukɑnɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kau‧ka‧na

Adverb

kaukana (comparative kauempana, superlative kauimpana)

  1. far, far away, afar
    Asun kaukana kaupungin keskustasta.
    I live far away from the city center.
    Hän asuu kaukana. ― He lives afar.
    He ovat jo kaukana edellämme.
    They are already far ahead of us.
    Kissamme pysyttelee aina kaukana pölynimurista.
    Our cat always stays far from the vacuum cleaner.
  2. With verbs pysyä or pysytellä also: wide berth
    Kissamme pysyttelee aina kaukana pölynimurista.
    Our cat always gives the vacuum cleaner a wide berth.

Inflection
Declension of kauko-
noun case singular pluraladverbial
form		 singular plural
nominative kauko- –superessive – –
genitive – –delative – –
partitive kaukaa
kauaa		 –sublative – –
accusative – –lative kauas –
inessive – –temporal – –
elative – –causative – –
illative – –multiplicative – –
adessive – –distributive – –
ablative – –temp. dist. – –
allative – –prolative – –
essive kaukana –situative – –
translative kauaksi –oppositive – –
instructive kauan –
abessive – –
comitative – –

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