hankala

Finnish

Etymology

hanka +‎ -la

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑŋkɑlɑ/, [ˈhɑŋkɑlɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): han‧ka‧la

Adjective

hankala (comparative hankalampi, superlative hankalin)

1. difficult, challenging (hard, not easy, requiring much effort)
2. cumbersome, troublesome, burdensome, wearisome (requiring much work)
3. inconvenient (not easy)
4. awkward (not easily managed or effected)

Declension

Inflection of hankala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		hankala	hankalat
genitive		hankalan	hankalien
partitive		hankalaa	hankalia
illative		hankalaan	hankaliin
		singular	plural
nominative		hankala	hankalat
accusative	nom.	hankala	hankalat
	gen.	hankalan
genitive		hankalan	hankalien hankalainrare
partitive		hankalaa	hankalia
inessive		hankalassa	hankalissa
elative		hankalasta	hankalista
illative		hankalaan	hankaliin
adessive		hankalalla	hankalilla
ablative		hankalalta	hankalilta
allative		hankalalle	hankalille
essive		hankalana	hankalina
translative		hankalaksi	hankaliksi
instructive		—	hankalin
abessive		hankalatta	hankalitta
comitative		—	hankaline

Possessive forms of hankala (type koira)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	hankalani	hankalamme
2nd person	hankalasi	hankalanne
3rd person	hankalansa

Synonyms

• (difficult): haastava, vaikea
• (cumbersome): vaivalloinen
• (inconvenient): epämukava
• (awkward): kiusallinen, vaikea

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hankalasti
• hankaloittaa
• hankaloitua
• hankaluus

Anagrams

• kahlaan