edustava

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈedustɑʋɑ/, [ˈe̞dus̠ˌtɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): e‧dus‧ta‧va

Adjective

edustava (comparative edustavampi, superlative edustavin)

1. representative (having the same properties of interest as a larger group)

   Onko tämä varmasti edustava otos?

   Are we sure that this is a representative sample?

2. presentable (in good enough shape to be shown to other people)

   Ennen kuin menemme ulos, haluan laittaa itseni edustavaksi.

   Before we go out, let me just make myself presentable.

Declension

Inflection of edustava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		edustava	edustavat
genitive		edustavan	edustavien
partitive		edustavaa	edustavia
illative		edustavaan	edustaviin
		singular	plural
nominative		edustava	edustavat
accusative	nom.	edustava	edustavat
	gen.	edustavan
genitive		edustavan	edustavien edustavainrare
partitive		edustavaa	edustavia
inessive		edustavassa	edustavissa
elative		edustavasta	edustavista
illative		edustavaan	edustaviin
adessive		edustavalla	edustavilla
ablative		edustavalta	edustavilta
allative		edustavalle	edustaville
essive		edustavana	edustavina
translative		edustavaksi	edustaviksi
abessive		edustavatta	edustavitta
instructive		—	edustavin
comitative		—	edustavine

Possessive forms of edustava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative edustavani edustavani accusative nom. edustavani edustavani gen. edustavani genitive edustavani edustavieni edustavainirare partitive edustavaani edustaviani inessive edustavassani edustavissani elative edustavastani edustavistani illative edustavaani edustaviini adessive edustavallani edustavillani ablative edustavaltani edustaviltani allative edustavalleni edustavilleni essive edustavanani edustavinani translative edustavakseni edustavikseni abessive edustavattani edustavittani instructive — — comitative — edustavineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative edustavasi edustavasi accusative nom. edustavasi edustavasi gen. edustavasi genitive edustavasi edustaviesi edustavaisirare partitive edustavaasi edustaviasi inessive edustavassasi edustavissasi elative edustavastasi edustavistasi illative edustavaasi edustaviisi adessive edustavallasi edustavillasi ablative edustavaltasi edustaviltasi allative edustavallesi edustavillesi essive edustavanasi edustavinasi translative edustavaksesi edustaviksesi abessive edustavattasi edustavittasi instructive — — comitative — edustavinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative edustavamme edustavamme accusative nom. edustavamme edustavamme gen. edustavamme genitive edustavamme edustaviemme edustavaimmerare partitive edustavaamme edustaviamme inessive edustavassamme edustavissamme elative edustavastamme edustavistamme illative edustavaamme edustaviimme adessive edustavallamme edustavillamme ablative edustavaltamme edustaviltamme allative edustavallemme edustavillemme essive edustavanamme edustavinamme translative edustavaksemme edustaviksemme abessive edustavattamme edustavittamme instructive — — comitative — edustavinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative edustavanne edustavanne accusative nom. edustavanne edustavanne gen. edustavanne genitive edustavanne edustavienne edustavainnerare partitive edustavaanne edustavianne inessive edustavassanne edustavissanne elative edustavastanne edustavistanne illative edustavaanne edustaviinne adessive edustavallanne edustavillanne ablative edustavaltanne edustaviltanne allative edustavallenne edustavillenne essive edustavananne edustavinanne translative edustavaksenne edustaviksenne abessive edustavattanne edustavittanne instructive — — comitative — edustavinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative edustavansa edustavansa accusative nom. edustavansa edustavansa gen. edustavansa genitive edustavansa edustaviensa edustavainsarare partitive edustavaansa edustaviaan edustaviansa inessive edustavassaan edustavassansa edustavissaan edustavissansa elative edustavastaan edustavastansa edustavistaan edustavistansa illative edustavaansa edustaviinsa adessive edustavallaan edustavallansa edustavillaan edustavillansa ablative edustavaltaan edustavaltansa edustaviltaan edustaviltansa allative edustavalleen edustavallensa edustavilleen edustavillensa essive edustavanaan edustavanansa edustavinaan edustavinansa translative edustavakseen edustavaksensa edustavikseen edustaviksensa abessive edustavattaan edustavattansa edustavittaan edustavittansa instructive — — comitative — edustavineen edustavinensa

Derived terms

• edustavasti
• edustavuus

Participle

edustava

1. present active participle of edustaa

Further reading

• “edustava”, 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