vajavainen

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Finnish

Etymology

vajava +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑjɑʋɑi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): va‧ja‧vai‧nen

Adjective

vajavainen (comparative vajavaisempi, superlative vajavaisin)

  1. imperfect, insufficient, inadequate, incomplete

Declension

Inflection of vajavainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative vajavainen vajavaiset
genitive vajavaisen vajavaisten
vajavaisien
partitive vajavaista vajavaisia
illative vajavaiseen vajavaisiin
singular plural
nominative vajavainen vajavaiset
accusative nom. vajavainen vajavaiset
gen. vajavaisen
genitive vajavaisen vajavaisten
vajavaisien
partitive vajavaista vajavaisia
inessive vajavaisessa vajavaisissa
elative vajavaisesta vajavaisista
illative vajavaiseen vajavaisiin
adessive vajavaisella vajavaisilla
ablative vajavaiselta vajavaisilta
allative vajavaiselle vajavaisille
essive vajavaisena vajavaisina
translative vajavaiseksi vajavaisiksi
abessive vajavaisetta vajavaisitta
instructive vajavaisin
comitative vajavaisine
Possessive forms of vajavainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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