lopussa

Finnish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlopusːɑ/, [ˈlo̞pus̠ːɑ̝]
Rhymes: -opusːɑ
Syllabification^(key): lo‧pus‧sa

Noun

lopussa

inessive singular of loppu

Adverb

lopussa

in the end
over, finished
out of, exhausted (without, no longer in possession of)
Synonym: loppu

Meiltä on leipä lopussa.
We are out of bread.

Usage notes

(out of, exhausted): Used with olla (“to be”). Who is or are out of something is expressed in the ablative case (as in the usage example).

Further reading

“lopussa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (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

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