Alternative forms

• monasti (nonstandard)

Etymology

From moni (“many, multiple”) +‎ -sti (multiplicative singular)Category:Finnish terms suffixed with -sti#MONESTI.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmonestiˣ/, [ˈmo̞ne̞s̠ti(ʔ)]Category:Finnish 3-syllable words#MONESTICategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#MONESTI
• Rhymes: -onestiCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/onesti#MONESTICategory:Rhymes:Finnish/onesti/3 syllables#MONESTI
• Syllabification^(key): mo‧nes‧ti
• Hyphenation^(key): mo‧nes‧ti

Adverb

monesti (not comparable)Category:Finnish lemmas#MONESTICategory:Finnish adverbs#MONESTICategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#MONESTICategory:Pages with entries#MONESTICategory:Pages with 1 entry#MONESTI

1. many times

   Synonym: monta kertaa

   Kuinka monesti olen sanonut tästä?

   How many times have I told you about this?

   Category:Finnish terms with usage examples#MONESTI

2. synonym of usein (“often”)

   Näin käy monesti.

   This happens often.

   Category:Finnish terms with usage examples#MONESTI

   Monesti työskentelen 10-12 tuntia päivässä.

   I often work 10-12 hours a day.

   Category:Finnish terms with usage examples#MONESTI

Further reading

• “monesti”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• moisten, moniste