kaveri

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Finnish

Etymology

Either a loan from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver, “friend, boyfriend”), or a blend of kamraati +‎ toveri.

Pronunciation

Noun

kaveri

  1. friend, buddy, pal, mate
    Mene leikkimään kavereittesi/kavereidesi kanssa! ― Go play with your friends!
  2. (colloquial) dude, bloke, guy, fellow
    Kukas tuo kaveri on? ― Who's that dude?

Usage notes

  • (friend): kaveri expresses a more casual and less intimate friendship than ystävä.

Declension

Inflection of kaveri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative kaveri kaverit
genitive kaverin kaverien
kavereiden
kavereitten
partitive kaveria kavereita
kavereja
illative kaveriin kavereihin
singular plural
nominative kaveri kaverit
accusative nom. kaveri kaverit
gen. kaverin
genitive kaverin kaverien
kavereiden
kavereitten
partitive kaveria kavereita
kavereja
inessive kaverissa kavereissa
elative kaverista kavereista
illative kaveriin kavereihin
adessive kaverilla kavereilla
ablative kaverilta kavereilta
allative kaverille kavereille
essive kaverina kavereina
translative kaveriksi kavereiksi
abessive kaveritta kavereitta
instructive — kaverein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kaveri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kaverini kaverini
accusative nom. kaverini kaverini
gen. kaverini
genitive kaverini kaverieni
kavereideni
kavereitteni
partitive kaveriani kavereitani
kaverejani
inessive kaverissani kavereissani
elative kaveristani kavereistani
illative kaveriini kavereihini
adessive kaverillani kavereillani
ablative kaveriltani kavereiltani
allative kaverilleni kavereilleni
essive kaverinani kavereinani
translative kaverikseni kavereikseni
abessive kaverittani kavereittani
instructive — —
comitative — kavereineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kaverisi kaverisi
accusative nom. kaverisi kaverisi
gen. kaverisi
genitive kaverisi kaveriesi
kavereidesi
kavereittesi
partitive kaveriasi kavereitasi
kaverejasi
inessive kaverissasi kavereissasi
elative kaveristasi kavereistasi
illative kaveriisi kavereihisi
adessive kaverillasi kavereillasi
ablative kaveriltasi kavereiltasi
allative kaverillesi kavereillesi
essive kaverinasi kavereinasi
translative kaveriksesi kavereiksesi
abessive kaverittasi kavereittasi
instructive — —
comitative — kavereinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kaverimme kaverimme
accusative nom. kaverimme kaverimme
gen. kaverimme
genitive kaverimme kaveriemme
kavereidemme
kavereittemme
partitive kaveriamme kavereitamme
kaverejamme
inessive kaverissamme kavereissamme
elative kaveristamme kavereistamme
illative kaveriimme kavereihimme
adessive kaverillamme kavereillamme
ablative kaveriltamme kavereiltamme
allative kaverillemme kavereillemme
essive kaverinamme kavereinamme
translative kaveriksemme kavereiksemme
abessive kaverittamme kavereittamme
instructive — —
comitative — kavereinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kaverinne kaverinne
accusative nom. kaverinne kaverinne
gen. kaverinne
genitive kaverinne kaverienne
kavereidenne
kavereittenne
partitive kaverianne kavereitanne
kaverejanne
inessive kaverissanne kavereissanne
elative kaveristanne kavereistanne
illative kaveriinne kavereihinne
adessive kaverillanne kavereillanne
ablative kaveriltanne kavereiltanne
allative kaverillenne kavereillenne
essive kaverinanne kavereinanne
translative kaveriksenne kavereiksenne
abessive kaverittanne kavereittanne
instructive — —
comitative — kavereinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kaverinsa kaverinsa
accusative nom. kaverinsa kaverinsa
gen. kaverinsa
genitive kaverinsa kaveriensa
kavereidensa
kavereittensa
partitive kaveriaan
kaveriansa 		kavereitaan
kaverejaan
kavereitansa
kaverejansa
inessive kaverissaan
kaverissansa 		kavereissaan
kavereissansa
elative kaveristaan
kaveristansa 		kavereistaan
kavereistansa
illative kaveriinsa kavereihinsa
adessive kaverillaan
kaverillansa 		kavereillaan
kavereillansa
ablative kaveriltaan
kaveriltansa 		kavereiltaan
kavereiltansa
allative kaverilleen
kaverillensa 		kavereilleen
kavereillensa
essive kaverinaan
kaverinansa 		kavereinaan
kavereinansa
translative kaverikseen
kaveriksensa 		kavereikseen
kavereiksensa
abessive kaverittaan
kaverittansa 		kavereittaan
kavereittansa
instructive — —
comitative — kavereineen
kavereinensa

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