rahje
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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *rahkëh, possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *dragiz, from *draganą.
Pronunciation
Noun
rahje
- (equestrianism, usually in the plural) A leather strap used to join the shafts of a carriage, sled etc. to the horse collar.
- (figuratively, in the plural) the capacity, potential or capabilities of e.g. a person or an organization, whether financial, intellectual, physical or otherwise
- Riittävätkö Suomen rahkeet pelin voittoon?
- Can Finland win the game?
Declension
| Inflection of rahje (Kotus type 48*L/hame, k-j gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rahje | rahkeet | ||
| genitive | rahkeen | rahkeiden rahkeitten | ||
| partitive | rahjetta | rahkeita | ||
| illative | rahkeeseen | rahkeisiin rahkeihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | rahje | rahkeet | ||
| accusative | nom. | rahje | rahkeet | |
| gen. | rahkeen | |||
| genitive | rahkeen | rahkeiden rahkeitten | ||
| partitive | rahjetta | rahkeita | ||
| inessive | rahkeessa | rahkeissa | ||
| elative | rahkeesta | rahkeista | ||
| illative | rahkeeseen | rahkeisiin rahkeihin | ||
| adessive | rahkeella | rahkeilla | ||
| ablative | rahkeelta | rahkeilta | ||
| allative | rahkeelle | rahkeille | ||
| essive | rahkeena | rahkeina | ||
| translative | rahkeeksi | rahkeiksi | ||
| abessive | rahkeetta | rahkeitta | ||
| instructive | — | rahkein | ||
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | |||
See also
Further reading
- “rahkeet”, 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 2023-07-03