varmasti

Finnish

Etymology

varma (“certain, sure”) +‎ -sti (“-ly”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑrmɑstiˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝rmɑ̝s̠ti(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑrmɑsti
• Syllabification^(key): var‧mas‧ti

Adverb

varmasti (comparative varmemmin, superlative varmimmin)

1. certainly, definitely, surely, positively

   Onko kaikki nyt varmasti mukana?

   Are you sure you've got everything you need now?

   (literally, “Is everything now surely with [you]?”)

   Hän ei varmasti suostu sellaiseen.

   He certainly won't agree to something like that.

Further reading

• “varmasti”, 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

Anagrams

• varmista