olla omillaan

Finnish

Etymology

olla (to be) + omilla (adessive plural of "oma") + possessive suffix; literally "to be on one's own"

Verb

olla omillaan

  1. to break even (to neither gain nor lose money)
    Pelattuani koko illan pokeria olin lähes omillani.
    After an entire night playing poker, I nearly broke even.

Conjugation

See olla.

  • omillaan is not inflected, but it requires a possessive suffix:
  • omillani (1st person sg.)
  • omillasi (2nd person sg.)
  • omillaan, omillansa (3rd person sg.)
  • omillamme (1st person pl.)
  • omillanne (2nd person pl.)
  • omillaan, omillansa (3rd person pl.)
  • omillaan comes before the verb in participle and infinitive forms, and in other forms it comes after the verb, e.g. olen omillani, omillaan oleva
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