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aikaa

Aikaa is a Finnish noun meaning time in the sense of duration, a period, or an interval. It is the partitive singular form of the base word aika and is used to express an indefinite amount of time or durations where the partitive case is required. For example, sentences like minulla on aikaa (I have time) and olen täällä jo jonkin aikaa (I have been here for some time) illustrate its use to denote a non-specific span of time.

Etymology and scope: Aikaa derives from the Finnish time word aika and shares its roots with cognates

Usage notes and examples: The partitive form aikoa or aikaa is common after verbs of possession, after

See also: Related time-related terms built from aika include aikakausi, aikataulu, aikainen (early), and other common

in
other
Finnic
languages.
In
modern
Finnish,
the
term
covers
abstract
notions
of
time
as
well
as
concrete
periods
or
eras.
numerals
or
adjectives
indicating
extent,
and
in
phrases
describing
duration.
Examples
include
minulla
on
aikaa
tehdä
se
(I
have
time
to
do
it)
and
olen
ollut
täällä
jo
jonkin
aikaa
(I
have
been
here
for
some
time).
The
genitive
singular
of
aika
is
ajan,
used
in
expressions
such
as
ajan
kuluessa
(as
time
passes)
and
ajan
lopussa
(at
the
end
of
the
period).
Aikaa
also
appears
in
compound
words
that
relate
to
time,
such
as
aikakausi
(era
or
period)
and
aikataulu
(schedule),
which
show
how
the
basic
concept
of
time
informs
related
terms.
compounds
that
shape
Finnish
concepts
of
duration
and
chronology.