yleensä

Finnish

Etymology

Derived from ylä- or yli (in the same way as läpi > läpeensä); compare ylen, Estonian üldse.

Adverb

yleensä

  1. usually, normally, typically, generally, on average
  2. May sometimes be translated with the verb "to tend" (to be likely, or probable to do something, or to have a certain characteristic)
    He menevät yleensä ulos lauantaisin.
    They tend to go out on Saturdays.
    Yleensä täällä on talvella lunta.
    It tends to snow here in winter.
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