huolissaan

Finnish

Etymology

The inessive plural of huoli (huolissa) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuo̯lisːɑːn/, [ˈhuo̞̯lis̠ːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -uolisːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): huo‧lis‧saan

Adverb

huolissaan

1. [while being] concerned, worried, bothered (about = elative)

   Olin huolissani hänestä.

   I was worried about him/her.

   Oletko huolissasi taloudellisesta tilanteestasi?

   Are you concerned about your financial situation?

Usage notes

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

Personal/possessive forms of huolissaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	huolissani	huolissamme
2nd person	huolissasi	huolissanne
3rd person	huolissaan huolissansa

Further reading

• “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