vaille

Originally the allative form of the root vai-, vaja- of vajaa.

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑi̯lːeˣ/, [ˈʋɑi̯lːe̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑilːe
• Syllabification^(key): vail‧le

vaille (+ partitive)

1. (temporal) to, till

   Antonym: yli

   Kello on viisi minuuttia vaille kuusi.

   It's five minutes to six.

   Kello on viittä vaille kuusi.

   It's five to six.

   Onko kello jo kolme? -Ei, se on viittä vaille.

   Is it already three o'clock? -No, it's five to.

• Note that grammatically speaking, the postposition vaille takes the time left (five minutes) as its complement phrase, unlike the English preposition to, which takes the moment in future (six) as its complement phrase.

• vailla

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• Rhymes: -aj

vaille

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of valoir

• veilla, viella