näin

== Finnish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈnæi̯n/, [ˈnæi̯n] Rhymes: -æin Syllabification(key): näin Hyphenation(key): näin === Etymology 1 === Instructive case of nämä. ==== Adverb ==== näin (not comparable) in this way, like this, so, thus (in a way that the speaker shows or indicates) Coordinate terms: niin, noin ==== Interjection ==== näin like so, that's it Synonym: juuri niin true, indeed Synonyms: aivan, juuri niin, totta that's it, there you have it Synonyms: siinä se, sen pituinen se ==== Further reading ==== “näin”, 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 1 July 2023 === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== näin first-person singular past indicative of nähdä == Ingrian == === Etymology 1 === Instructive of nämät (“these”). Compare Finnish näin. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnæi̯n/, [ˈnæi̯n] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnæi̯n/, [ˈnæi̯n] Rhymes: -æi̯n Hyphenation: näin ==== Adverb ==== näin so (in this way, that the speaker indicates) ===== Usage notes ===== Näin is used deictically (having a referent outside the linguistic context), while niin is used anaphorically (having a referent inside the linguistic context). Compare a similar difference between nämät (“these”) and neet (“these, those”). Näin refers to something close by the speaker, while noin refers to something far away from the speaker. Compare a similar difference between nämät (“these”) and noo (“those”). === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Pronunciation ==== (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈnæ.in/, [ˈnæ.iˑn] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈnæ.in/, [ˈnæ.iˑn] Rhymes: -æ.in Hyphenation: nä‧in ==== Verb ==== näin first-person singular past indicative of nähä === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 354