kovin
Finnish
Pronunciation
Adverb
kovin
- (usually with negative) (not) very, really, so.
- Se ei ollut kovin hyvä elokuva.
- It was not a very good movie.
- Hän oli kovin surullinen.
- She was so sad.
- Se ei ollut kovin hyvä elokuva.
Adjective
kovin
Declension
Inflection of kovin (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation) | |||
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nominative | kovin | kovimmat | |
genitive | kovimman | kovimpien kovinten | |
partitive | kovinta | kovimpia | |
illative | kovimpaan | kovimpiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kovin | kovimmat | |
accusative | nom. | kovin | kovimmat |
gen. | kovimman | ||
genitive | kovimman | kovimpien kovinten kovimpain rare | |
partitive | kovinta | kovimpia | |
inessive | kovimmassa | kovimmissa | |
elative | kovimmasta | kovimmista | |
illative | kovimpaan | kovimpiin | |
adessive | kovimmalla | kovimmilla | |
ablative | kovimmalta | kovimmilta | |
allative | kovimmalle | kovimmille | |
essive | kovimpana | kovimpina | |
translative | kovimmaksi | kovimmiksi | |
abessive | kovimmatta | kovimmitta | |
instructive | — | kovimmin | |
comitative | — | kovimpine |
Adjective
kovin
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
Instructive of kova (“strong”). Akin to Finnish kovin.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: ko‧vin
Adverb
kovin
- really, truly
- 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:
- Miä muissin, kui möö hulkuimma metsää mööt, yhenlain ku sokkiat, ja nyt kovin meinaisin oppihussa löytämää teetä, samalviittää kui pioneerat.
- I remembered, how we wandered along the forest, like we were blind, and now I really decided to learn to find the way, just like the pioneers.
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 200
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