telkien takana

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

telkien (bars) + takana (behind)

Adverb[edit]

telkien takana

  1. (idiomatic) behind bars (in prison)
    Hän vietti viisi vuotta telkien takana.
    He spent five years behind bars.

Inflection[edit]

→○ lative telkien taakse
locative telkien takana
○→ separative

Synonyms[edit]