liian
Finnish
Etymology
Instructive singular form of liika (“excess”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈliːɑn/, [ˈliːɑ̝n]
- Rhymes: -iːɑn
- Syllabification(key): lii‧an
Adverb
liian
- too (to an excessive degree; before an adjective)
- En osta sitä. Se on minusta aivan liian kallis.
- I won't buy it. It is way too expensive in my opinion.
- Liian paljon on enemmän kuin sopivasti, mutta liian vähän ei ole kylliksi.
- Too much is more than appropriate, but too little is not enough.
Further reading
- “liian”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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