perättäisillä

Perättäisillä is a Finnish word that translates to "consecutive" or "in a row" in English. It is primarily used as an adverbial phrase to indicate that a series of events, actions, or items occur one after another without interruption or with only brief pauses. The word derives from "peräkkäin," which also means consecutively or in succession.

The usage of perättäisillä emphasizes the unbroken sequence. For example, one might say "kolme päivää perättäisillä" meaning "three days in a row." This implies that these three days followed each other directly. Similarly, in the context of a game or competition, "kaksi voittoa perättäisillä" would mean "two wins in a row." The phrase can be applied to various contexts, including time, actions, and numerical sequences. It highlights the linear progression and the absence of gaps in the series being described. The grammatical form "perättäisillä" is the adessive plural of the adjective "peräkkäinen" (consecutive), but it functions adverbially in common usage.