varten
Finnish
(index va)
Etymology
Unclear; from varsi or, less probably, from vara.
Postposition
(partitive +) varten
- for (to be used by; to be capitalised by).
- Tämä puisto ei ole koiria varten.
- This park isn't for dogs.
- mitä varten ― why, what for
Synonyms
- -lle (the allative case suffix, gives often the same meaning, "for")
Derived terms
- mitä varten
Anagrams
- tervan