tasan

Instructive singular form of tasa (“even”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɑsɑn/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝n]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑn
• Syllabification^(key): ta‧san

tasan (not comparable)

1. exactly, precisely

   Synonyms: tarkalleen, täsmälleen

   Meillä on tasan tunti aikaa, kunnes muutumme takaisin omiin muotoihimme.

   We'll have exactly one hour before we change back into our original forms

2. flat (with numbers; not over)
   1. (of time, often with kello) o'clock, on the hour, flat

      Synonyms: nolla nolla, (colloquial) reikä reikä, (humouristic) reikäleipä

      Olen siinä tasan viideltä.

      I will be there at five flat.

3. even, evenly, equally

   Synonym: tasaisesti

   Kakku jaettiin tasan.

   The cake was divided equally.

4. (colloquial) absolutely, certainly, totally (expressing vehemence, disbelief, or astonishment)

   Synonyms: todellakaan, tosiaankaan

   Et tasan sanonut sille noin!

   You totally did not say that to her!

• “tasan”, 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 2023-07-03

• ansat, nasta, natsa, sanat, santa

tasan

1. third-person plural present indicative of tasar