heitteillä

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Finnish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈhei̯tːei̯lːæ/, [ˈhe̞i̯t̪ːe̞i̯lːæ]
  • Rhymes: -eitːeilːæ
  • Syllabification(key): heit‧teil‧lä

Adverb[edit]

heitteillä

  1. abandoned, neglected (in the state of abandonment, neglection or lack of care)
    Puutarhani on ollut heitteillä, koska olen ollut paljon matkoilla.
    I have neglected my garden lately, because I have travelled a lot.

Usage notes[edit]

This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (to be); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

Heitteillä oleva nurmikko on ikävä näky.
A neglected lawn is a sad sight.

Inflection[edit]

→○ allative heitteille
adessive heitteillä
○→ ablative heitteiltä

Noun[edit]

heitteillä

  1. adessive plural of heite

Further reading[edit]