kautta

Finnish

Noun

kautta

  1. Partitive singular form of kausi.
    Hän on jo kolmatta kautta presidenttinä.
    He's already serving his third term as president.

Postposition

(genitive + ) kautta ( + possibly possessive suffix)

  1. through, via, by
    Ajoitko Kouvolan vai Haminan kautta?
    Did you drive via Kouvola or Hamina?
    Varaosat kannattaa tilata meidän kauttamme.
    It's beneficial to order the spare parts through us.

Preposition

kautta ( + genitive)

  1. throughout
    kautta maailman
    throughout the World
  2. (figuratively) by, through (in interjections, etc.)
    kautta Teutateksen parran!
    by the beard of Toutatis!

Compounds
  • alakautta
  • etukautta
  • sisäkautta
  • takakautta
  • ulkokautta
  • yläkautta

Noun

kautta

  1. (indeclinable, colloquial) Short for kauttaviiva (“(informal) slash”).

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