touhuissaan

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtou̯hui̯sːɑːn/, [ˈt̪o̞u̯ɦui̯s̠ːɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -ouhuisːɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): tou‧huis‧saan

Adverb

touhuissaan

  1. busy, occupied or absorbed with one's chores
    Anteeksi, olin niin touhuissani, että en lainkaan huomannut sinua.
    I'm sorry, I was so absorbed with my work that I didn't notice you at all.

Usage notes

touhuissaan indicates a bustling manner of working, with at least partly self-generated haste; compare uppoutunut, keskittynyt; kiireissään, kiireinen.

Inflection
Personal/possessive forms of touhuissaan
no possessor —
possessor singular plural
1st person touhuissani touhuissamme
2nd person touhuissasi touhuissanne
3rd person touhuissaan
touhuissansa

Noun

touhuissaan

  1. inessive plural of touhunsa
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