-varainen
Finnish
Etymology
vara + -inen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /-ˌʋɑrɑi̯nen/, [-ˌʋɑrɑi̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑrɑinen
- Syllabification(key): va‧rai‧nen
Adjective
-varainen (comparative -varaisempi, superlative -varaisin)
- based, relying on
- aistinvarainen ― organoleptic
Declension
| Inflection of -varainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | -varainen | -varaiset | |
| genitive | -varaisen | -varaisten -varaisien | |
| partitive | -varaista | -varaisia | |
| illative | -varaiseen | -varaisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | -varainen | -varaiset | |
| accusative | nom. | -varainen | -varaiset |
| gen. | -varaisen | ||
| genitive | -varaisen | -varaisten -varaisien | |
| partitive | -varaista | -varaisia | |
| inessive | -varaisessa | -varaisissa | |
| elative | -varaisesta | -varaisista | |
| illative | -varaiseen | -varaisiin | |
| adessive | -varaisella | -varaisilla | |
| ablative | -varaiselta | -varaisilta | |
| allative | -varaiselle | -varaisille | |
| essive | -varaisena | -varaisina | |
| translative | -varaiseksi | -varaisiksi | |
| instructive | — | -varaisin | |
| abessive | -varaisetta | -varaisitta | |
| comitative | — | -varaisine | |
| Possessive forms of -varainen (type nainen) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | -varaiseni | -varaisemme |
| 2nd person | -varaisesi | -varaisenne |
| 3rd person | -varaisensa | |