viereen

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋie̯reːn/, [ˈʋie̞̯re̞ːn]
• Rhymes: -iereːn
• Syllabification^(key): vie‧reen

Noun

viereen

1. illative singular of vieri

Postposition

viereen (+ genitive and/or possessive suffix)

1. (to) next to

   Near-synonym: vierelle

   Oli huono ajatus rakentaa kirkon viereen huoltoasema.

   It was a bad idea to build a gas station next to the church.

   Saanko istua viereesi?

   May I sit down next to you?

Usage notes

For the differences between viereen and vierelle, see vierellä.

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of viereen
no possessor	viereen
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	viereeni	viereemme
2nd person	viereesi	viereenne
3rd person	viereensä

→○	illative	viereen
○	inessive	vieressä
○→	elative	vierestä

Further reading

• “viereen”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04