vastahakoinen

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Finnish

Etymology

vasta- +‎ hako +‎ -inen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑˌhɑkoi̯nen/,
  • Rhymes: -ɑkoinen
  • Hyphenation(key): vasta‧hakoi‧nen

Adjective

vastahakoinen (comparative vastahakoisempi, superlative vastahakoisin)

  1. (of a person) grudging, reluctant, unwilling, disinclined, loth
  2. (of a materia) intractable

Usage notes

  • (reluctant, unwilling): To say "reluctant to do X", the verb is inflected in the illative case of the third infinitive:
    vastahakoinen myöntämään totuuttareluctant to admit the truth

Declension

Possessive forms of vastahakoinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

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