huolissaan
Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]The inessive plural of huoli (huolissa) with a possessive suffix.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈhuo̯lisːɑːn/, [ˈhuo̞̯lis̠ːɑ̝ːn]
- Rhymes: -uolisːɑːn
- Hyphenation(key): huo‧lis‧saan
Adverb
[edit]huolissaan
- [while being] concerned, worried, bothered [with elative ‘about’; or with (genitive +) takia or (genitive +) vuoksi ‘for’]
- Olin huolissani hänestä.
- I was worried about him/her.
- Oletko huolissasi taloudellisesta tilanteestasi?
- Are you concerned about your financial situation?
Usage notes
[edit]This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.
Inflection
[edit]| Personal/possessive forms of huolissaan | ||
|---|---|---|
| no possessor | — | |
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | huolissani | huolissamme |
| 2nd person | huolissasi | huolissanne |
| 3rd person | huolissaan huolissansa | |
Further reading
[edit]- “huolissaan”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02