harrastus

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Finnish

Etymology

harrastaa +‎ -us

Pronunciation

Noun

harrastus

  1. Synonym of harrastaminen (practicing).
    Kuntourheilun harrastus on lisääntynyt.
    Practicing fitness sports has become more popular.
  2. hobby (activity that one enjoys doing in one's spare time)
    Synonym: harraste
    Kerään eri maiden postimerkkejä harrastuksena.
    I collect stamps from different countries as a hobby.
    aloittaa / lopettaa harrastusto take up / give up a hobby
  3. interest (something one is interested in)
    Synonym: kiinnostuksen kohde
    Sanakirjatyö on yksi harrastuksistani.
    Lexicography is one of my interests.

Declension

Inflection of harrastus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative harrastus harrastukset
genitive harrastuksen harrastusten
harrastuksien
partitive harrastusta harrastuksia
illative harrastukseen harrastuksiin
singular plural
nominative harrastus harrastukset
accusative nom. harrastus harrastukset
gen. harrastuksen
genitive harrastuksen harrastusten
harrastuksien
partitive harrastusta harrastuksia
inessive harrastuksessa harrastuksissa
elative harrastuksesta harrastuksista
illative harrastukseen harrastuksiin
adessive harrastuksella harrastuksilla
ablative harrastukselta harrastuksilta
allative harrastukselle harrastuksille
essive harrastuksena harrastuksina
translative harrastukseksi harrastuksiksi
abessive harrastuksetta harrastuksitta
instructive harrastuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of harrastus (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Derived terms

compounds

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