olla omillaan

Finnish

Etymology

Literally, to be on one's own

Verb

olla omillaan

  1. 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.
  2. to be on one's own

Conjugation

See olla. omillaan is not inflected, but it requires a possessive suffix:

  • 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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