valinnanvara

Finnish

Etymology

From valinta (“selection, choice”) +‎ vara (“room, allowance, margin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑlinːɑnˌʋɑrɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝linːɑ̝nˌʋɑ̝rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): va‧linnan‧vara

Noun

valinnanvara

1. choice (chance for choosing among several alternatives)

   Kirjoissa ei ollut paljoa valinnanvaraa.

   There wasn't much choice with the books.

Usage notes

• This noun is used mostly in the phrase olla valinnanvaraa (“to have a choice”) (in the sense, "to be able to choose among several alternatives (as opposed to being forced to select something specific)"). The phrase can be also used, as illustrated above, in an existential clause (there is/are).

Declension

Inflection of valinnanvara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		valinnanvara	—
genitive		valinnanvaran	—
partitive		valinnanvaraa	—
illative		valinnanvaraan	—
		singular	plural
nominative		valinnanvara	—
accusative	nom.	valinnanvara	—
	gen.	valinnanvaran
genitive		valinnanvaran	—
partitive		valinnanvaraa	—
inessive		valinnanvarassa	—
elative		valinnanvarasta	—
illative		valinnanvaraan	—
adessive		valinnanvaralla	—
ablative		valinnanvaralta	—
allative		valinnanvaralle	—
essive		valinnanvarana	—
translative		valinnanvaraksi	—
abessive		valinnanvaratta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of valinnanvara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative valinnanvarani — accusative nom. valinnanvarani — gen. valinnanvarani genitive valinnanvarani — partitive valinnanvaraani — inessive valinnanvarassani — elative valinnanvarastani — illative valinnanvaraani — adessive valinnanvarallani — ablative valinnanvaraltani — allative valinnanvaralleni — essive valinnanvaranani — translative valinnanvarakseni — abessive valinnanvarattani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative valinnanvarasi — accusative nom. valinnanvarasi — gen. valinnanvarasi genitive valinnanvarasi — partitive valinnanvaraasi — inessive valinnanvarassasi — elative valinnanvarastasi — illative valinnanvaraasi — adessive valinnanvarallasi — ablative valinnanvaraltasi — allative valinnanvarallesi — essive valinnanvaranasi — translative valinnanvaraksesi — abessive valinnanvarattasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative valinnanvaramme — accusative nom. valinnanvaramme — gen. valinnanvaramme genitive valinnanvaramme — partitive valinnanvaraamme — inessive valinnanvarassamme — elative valinnanvarastamme — illative valinnanvaraamme — adessive valinnanvarallamme — ablative valinnanvaraltamme — allative valinnanvarallemme — essive valinnanvaranamme — translative valinnanvaraksemme — abessive valinnanvarattamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative valinnanvaranne — accusative nom. valinnanvaranne — gen. valinnanvaranne genitive valinnanvaranne — partitive valinnanvaraanne — inessive valinnanvarassanne — elative valinnanvarastanne — illative valinnanvaraanne — adessive valinnanvarallanne — ablative valinnanvaraltanne — allative valinnanvarallenne — essive valinnanvarananne — translative valinnanvaraksenne — abessive valinnanvarattanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative valinnanvaransa — accusative nom. valinnanvaransa — gen. valinnanvaransa genitive valinnanvaransa — partitive valinnanvaraansa — inessive valinnanvarassaan valinnanvarassansa — elative valinnanvarastaan valinnanvarastansa — illative valinnanvaraansa — adessive valinnanvarallaan valinnanvarallansa — ablative valinnanvaraltaan valinnanvaraltansa — allative valinnanvaralleen valinnanvarallensa — essive valinnanvaranaan valinnanvaranansa — translative valinnanvarakseen valinnanvaraksensa — abessive valinnanvarattaan valinnanvarattansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

• valinnanvarainen

Further reading

• “valinnanvara”, 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 2023-07-04