olla omillaan
Finnish
Etymology
Literally, “to be on one's own”
Verb
- to break even (to neither gain nor lose money)
- Pelattuani koko illan pokeria olin lähes omillani.
- After an entire night playing poker, I nearly broke even.
- to be on one's own
Conjugation
See olla. omillaan is not inflected, but it requires a possessive suffix:
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- omillani (first-person singular)
- omillasi (second-person singular)
- omillaan, omillansa (third-person singular)
- omillamme (first-person plural)
- omillanne (second-person plural)
- omillaan, omillansa (third-person plural)
omillaan comes before the verb in participle and infinitive forms, and in other forms it comes after the verb:
- olen omillani
- omillaan oleva
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