käsin

See also: kasin

Finnish

Adverb

käsin

  1. Instructive plural form of käsi, translated into English as hand-, by hand, manually
    käsin kirjoitettu = handwritten, manuscript
    käsin tehty = handmade
    Omenat täytyy poimia käsin.
    The apples must be picked by hand.
  1. indicates source of action
    Yritystä johdetaan Helsingistä käsin.
    The company is led from Helsinki.
    Vihollinen hyökkäsi etelästä käsin.
    The enemy attacked from the south.

note: the presence of käsin when indicating source of action is often superfluous because the meaning is the same without it

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