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-staan

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Finnish

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Etymology

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-sta-an

Suffix

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-staan

  1. Forms some adverbs, particularly with a locative meaning.
  2. Forms adverbs from numerals meaning "with N people", "in a group of N people".

Usage notes

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  • (forms adverbs from numerals): Whether the singular or plural stem is used is irregular, and sometimes both variants exist.

Derived terms

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