naanääniin

Naanääniin is a Finnish term that translates loosely to "upon hearing" or "upon being told." It functions as a conjunction or adverbial phrase, indicating that an action or state is a direct consequence of receiving information or hearing something. It signifies a cause-and-effect relationship where the cause is the reception of sound or knowledge.

This phrase is commonly used in everyday spoken and written Finnish. For example, one might say "Naanääniin hän lähti kauppaan" which means "Upon hearing [about something], he went to the store." The specific reason for going to the store is implied to be something heard or learned. It can also be used to describe a spontaneous reaction to news or a piece of information. The use of naanääniin emphasizes the immediacy of the response to the auditory stimulus or the received information. It is a subtle but important linguistic tool for conveying a chain of events initiated by communication.