suoraan

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsuo̯rɑːn/, [ˈs̠uo̞̯rɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -uorɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): suo‧raan

Adverb

suoraan (comparative suoremmin, superlative suorimmin)

1. straight (not curving or meandering)

   suoraan kulkeva tie ― a straight road / road going straight

2. straight (in a forward, straight direction)

   suoraan edessä ― straight ahead / dead ahead

   suoraan yläpuolella ― straight above

3. straight, right, directly

   suoraan kotiin ― straight home

4. directly, frankly, honestly, earnestly, baldly, bluntly (without embellishments or lies)

   sanoa suoraan ― to say frankly

Adjective

suoraan

1. illative singular of suora

Noun

suoraan

1. illative singular of suora

Further reading

• “suoraan”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• suorana