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FINNISH · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

heti.

right away, as soon as (possible), immediately, at once

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

adv/ˈheti(ˣ)/[ˈhe̞t̪i(ʔ)]
  1. right away, as soon as (possible), immediately, at once

    not-comparable · temporal
    heti, kun...
    heti, kun mahdollista
  2. right, immediately, directly

    locative · not-comparable
    heti kulman takana
  3. very, quite

    Central · Finland · dialectal · not-comparable
  4. Used as an intensifier.

    Central · Finland · dialectal · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Possibly a variant of obsolete häti (1823) (analyzable as hätä (“emergency”) + -i). Cognate with Ingrian hetin.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.