tukala

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from the same root as tukkia, which see for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtukɑlɑ/, [ˈt̪ukɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ukɑlɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tu‧ka‧la

Adjective

tukala (comparative tukalampi, superlative tukalin)

1. hard, tricky, dire (hard or difficult to deal with)

   tukala tilanne ― hard situation

Declension

Inflection of tukala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		tukala	tukalat
genitive		tukalan	tukalien
partitive		tukalaa	tukalia
illative		tukalaan	tukaliin
		singular	plural
nominative		tukala	tukalat
accusative	nom.	tukala	tukalat
	gen.	tukalan
genitive		tukalan	tukalien tukalain rare
partitive		tukalaa	tukalia
inessive		tukalassa	tukalissa
elative		tukalasta	tukalista
illative		tukalaan	tukaliin
adessive		tukalalla	tukalilla
ablative		tukalalta	tukalilta
allative		tukalalle	tukalille
essive		tukalana	tukalina
translative		tukalaksi	tukaliksi
abessive		tukalatta	tukalitta
instructive		—	tukalin
comitative		—	tukaline

Possessive forms of tukala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tukalani tukalani accusative nom. tukalani tukalani gen. tukalani genitive tukalani tukalieni tukalaini rare partitive tukalaani tukaliani inessive tukalassani tukalissani elative tukalastani tukalistani illative tukalaani tukaliini adessive tukalallani tukalillani ablative tukalaltani tukaliltani allative tukalalleni tukalilleni essive tukalanani tukalinani translative tukalakseni tukalikseni abessive tukalattani tukalittani instructive — — comitative — tukalineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tukalasi tukalasi accusative nom. tukalasi tukalasi gen. tukalasi genitive tukalasi tukaliesi tukalaisi rare partitive tukalaasi tukaliasi inessive tukalassasi tukalissasi elative tukalastasi tukalistasi illative tukalaasi tukaliisi adessive tukalallasi tukalillasi ablative tukalaltasi tukaliltasi allative tukalallesi tukalillesi essive tukalanasi tukalinasi translative tukalaksesi tukaliksesi abessive tukalattasi tukalittasi instructive — — comitative — tukalinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tukalamme tukalamme accusative nom. tukalamme tukalamme gen. tukalamme genitive tukalamme tukaliemme tukalaimme rare partitive tukalaamme tukaliamme inessive tukalassamme tukalissamme elative tukalastamme tukalistamme illative tukalaamme tukaliimme adessive tukalallamme tukalillamme ablative tukalaltamme tukaliltamme allative tukalallemme tukalillemme essive tukalanamme tukalinamme translative tukalaksemme tukaliksemme abessive tukalattamme tukalittamme instructive — — comitative — tukalinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tukalanne tukalanne accusative nom. tukalanne tukalanne gen. tukalanne genitive tukalanne tukalienne tukalainne rare partitive tukalaanne tukalianne inessive tukalassanne tukalissanne elative tukalastanne tukalistanne illative tukalaanne tukaliinne adessive tukalallanne tukalillanne ablative tukalaltanne tukaliltanne allative tukalallenne tukalillenne essive tukalananne tukalinanne translative tukalaksenne tukaliksenne abessive tukalattanne tukalittanne instructive — — comitative — tukalinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative tukalansa tukalansa accusative nom. tukalansa tukalansa gen. tukalansa genitive tukalansa tukaliensa tukalainsa rare partitive tukalaansa tukaliaan tukaliansa inessive tukalassaan tukalassansa tukalissaan tukalissansa elative tukalastaan tukalastansa tukalistaan tukalistansa illative tukalaansa tukaliinsa adessive tukalallaan tukalallansa tukalillaan tukalillansa ablative tukalaltaan tukalaltansa tukaliltaan tukaliltansa allative tukalalleen tukalallensa tukalilleen tukalillensa essive tukalanaan tukalanansa tukalinaan tukalinansa translative tukalakseen tukalaksensa tukalikseen tukaliksensa abessive tukalattaan tukalattansa tukalittaan tukalittansa instructive — — comitative — tukalineen tukalinensa

Derived terms

• tukalasti
• tukaloitua
• tukaluus

Further reading

• “tukala”, 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 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• kaluta, kaulat, kultaa, laukat, tulkaa