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virka-aika

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Finnish

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Etymology

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virka +‎ aika

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋirkɑˌ(ʔ)ɑi̯kɑ/, [ˈʋirkɑ̝ˌ(ʔ)ɑ̝i̯kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑikɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): virka‧aika

Noun

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virka-aika

  1. duty, business hours (a period of time spent at work or doing a particular task)

Usage notes

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The term is primarily used to refer to government and public services.

Declension

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Inflection of virka-aika (Kotus type 9*/kala, ik-j gradation)
nominative virka-aika virka-ajat
genitive virka-ajan virka-aikojen
partitive virka-aikaa virka-aikoja
illative virka-aikaan virka-aikoihin
singular plural
nominative virka-aika virka-ajat
accusative nom. virka-aika virka-ajat
gen. virka-ajan
genitive virka-ajan virka-aikojen
virka-aikain rare
partitive virka-aikaa virka-aikoja
inessive virka-ajassa virka-ajoissa
elative virka-ajasta virka-ajoista
illative virka-aikaan virka-aikoihin
adessive virka-ajalla virka-ajoilla
ablative virka-ajalta virka-ajoilta
allative virka-ajalle virka-ajoille
essive virka-aikana virka-aikoina
translative virka-ajaksi virka-ajoiksi
abessive virka-ajatta virka-ajoitta
instructive virka-ajoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of virka-aika (Kotus type 9*/kala, ik-j gradation)

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