yli.
over [with genitive] (to or through the space that is above something)
Meaning & usage
over [with genitive] (to or through the space that is above something)
Pallo lensi tuolin yli ja ovesta ulos.
over [with genitive] (so as to cover something from above)
after, past
Kello on vartin yli kuusi.
Kello on viittä (minuuttia) yli kuusi.
over [with genitive] (past a certain amount or event in time)
talven yli
over, across
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *üli, from Proto-Uralic *üle (compare Northern Sami ala, Erzya вель- (veľ-), вельга (veľga), Western Mari вӹлӓн (vÿlän), Udmurt выл (vyl), Northern Khanty єԓ (êł), Tundra Nenets ниʼ (nyih)).
over, more than (+ number)
Auto maksoi yli 200 000 [kaksisataa tuhatta] euroa.
over [with genitive] (so as to cover something from above)
over, across
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *üli, from Proto-Uralic *üle (compare Northern Sami ala, Erzya вель- (veľ-), вельга (veľga), Western Mari вӹлӓн (vÿlän), Udmurt выл (vyl), Northern Khanty єԓ (êł), Tundra Nenets ниʼ (nyih)).
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