Kahdeksalta

Kahdeksalta is a Finnish time expression meaning at eight o'clock. It functions as an adverbial phrase that indicates the specific time at which an event occurs, often used without the word kello.

The form is derived from the numeral kahdeksan (eight) plus a time-marking suffix, and it is commonly used in everyday speech and in written schedules. It is suitable for describing when something happens, such as meetings, alarms, or daily routines. In many contexts, you can omit kello and simply say kahdeksalta, especially when the time is already clear from the context.

Examples include: Kokous alkaa kahdeksalta. (The meeting starts at eight o’clock.) Hän heräsi kahdeksalta. (She woke up at eight o’clock.) Lähetän viestin kahdeksalta. (I’ll send the message at eight o’clock.)

When specifying both a day and a time, the time expression can be used after the day phrase, for example tiistaina kahdeksalta or tiistaina kello kahdeksalta. The expression kellon kahdeksalta is more explicit and somewhat more formal, while kahdeksalta is the more common form in everyday usage. A related phrase puoli kahdeksalta means half past seven, illustrating how the time-part suffix interacts with expressions for minutes to the next hour.