English

Verb
sitten

1. past participle of|sit An alternate form of sat.

Finnish

Adverb
infl|fi|adverb

1. then (when referring to temporal, logical or other order).
2. when or whenever (in the expression "sitten, kun"):

#:*Sitten, kun#Finnish|kun jäädä|jään eläke|eläkkeelle...
#:When I retire..
#:*lähteä|Lähdemme sitten, kun olet valmis.
#:We�ll go whenever you�re ready.

1. (in certain interjections) what:

#: entä sitten? = so what?
#: mitä sitten? = then what?

1. ago:

#: kauan sitten = long time ago
#: tunti sitten = one hour ago

1. without a definite meaning, as an expletive in subordinate clauses that include tahansa and -kin and that are translated with whoever, whomever, whatever, wherever:

#:*kuka|Kenelle tahansa sen (sitten) antaa|annat-kin|kin, älä anna se|sitä minä|minulle.
#:**Whomever you give it to, don't give it to me.

fr:sitten
io:sitten
it:sitten
fi:sitten

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