touhuissaan
Finnish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈtou̯hui̯sːɑːn/, [ˈt̪o̞u̯ɦui̯s̠ːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -ouhuisːɑːn
- Hyphenation(key): tou‧huis‧saan
Adverb
[edit]touhuissaan
- busy, occupied or absorbed with one's chores
- Anteeksi, olin niin touhuissani, että en lainkaan huomannut sinua.
- I'm sorry, I was so absorbed with my work that I didn't notice you at all.
Usage notes
[edit]touhuissaan indicates a bustling manner of working, with at least partly self-generated haste; compare uppoutunut, keskittynyt; kiireissään, kiireinen.
Inflection
[edit]| Personal/possessive forms of touhuissaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | touhuissani | touhuissamme |
| 2nd person | touhuissasi | touhuissanne |
| 3rd person | touhuissaan touhuissansa | |
Noun
[edit]touhuissaan
- third-person possessive form of inessive plural of touhu