kerrallaan

Finnish

Noun

kerrallaan

  1. Adessive singular form of kerta + 3rd person possessive suffix -an.

Adverb

kerrallaan

  1. at a time (in a single, continuous period of time)
    Hän onnistuu olemaan tupakoimatta viikkoja kerrallaan, mutta antaa periksi ja aloittaa uudelleen.
    He manages to abstain from smoking for weeks at a time, but then gives in and starts again.
  2. at a time (simultaneously at each occurrence)
    Nuorena kiipesin portaita aina kaksi kerrallaan.
    When I was young I always climbed stairs two at a time.

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