välein

Finnish

(index vä)

Noun

välein

  1. Instructive plural form of väli.
  2. Used postpositionally to signify every (with an interval of) in time expressions; the English equivalent of the Finnish expression is often an adverb of the type half-hourly, fortnightly.
    Ota tätä lääkettä puolen tunnin välein.
    Take this medicine half-hourly.
    Take this medicine every half hour.
    Maksan vuokrani kahden viikon välein.
    I pay my rent fortnightly.

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