Finnish

Etymology

The essive singular of .

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ta‧ka‧na

Adverb

1. behind.
2. :Hän on kaukana takana.
3. ::He is far behind.
4. In the Context of abaft, astern.

Postposition

(genitive + ) takana

1. behind:
2. :*Hän on talon takana.
3. :**S/he is behind the house.
4. :*Hän on aivan takana-si|si
5. :**He is right behind you.
6. In the Context of abaft, aft of:
7. :*Peräsin on kölin takana.
8. :**The rudder is aft of the keel.
9. In the Context of astern of:
10. :*Miranda on vain puoli meripeninkulmaa Arandan takana.
11. :**Miranda sails only half a sea mile astern of Aranda.

Inflection

{{fi-decl-pron|1s=taka-|3s=takaa|11s=takana|12s=taa
taakse|a4s=(taas)|a5s=taannoin|a8s=takaisin|a10s=taitse}}

Related terms

• See the inflection table.
• taka
• taka-
• takana
• tausta
• taempi
• takimmainen

Compounds

• takanapäin

Category:Finnish adverbs Category:Finnish postpositions

io:takana li:takana fi:takana