loistaa poissaolollaan
Finnish
Etymology
Calque of French briller par son absence
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloi̯stɑːˣ ˈpoi̯sːɑˌololːɑːn/, [ˈlo̞i̯s̠tɑ̝ːp̚ ˈpo̞i̯s̠ːɑ̝ˌo̞lo̞lːɑ̝ːn]
Verb
- (intransitive, idiomatic) to be conspicuous by one's absence, be conspicuously absent.
Conjugation
- See loistaa.
- In addition, poissaolollaan receives a possessive suffix (albeit the third-person form is by far the most common):
| possessor | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person | poissaolollani | poissaolollamme |
| 2nd person | poissaolollasi | poissaolollanne |
| 3rd person | poissaolollaan poissaolollansa | |
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