kahju
Appearance
Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *kaiho through metathesis. Cognate with Finnish kaiho and Votic kaiho.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kahju (genitive kahju, partitive kahju or kahjut)
- harm, damage
- Temast on rohkem kahju kui kasu. ― He does more harm than good.
- Külm tegi õunapuudele kahju. ― The frost damaged the apple trees.
- Antonym: kasu
- a pity, a shame, sorry (dissatisfaction, feeling sad about sth) (+ elative case)
- Mul on kahju, et nii läks. ― I'm sorry that this happened.
- Kahju raisatud ajast. ― What a waste of time.
- Kahju on sõpradest lahkuda. ― It's a shame to leave your friends.
- Väga kahju, et sa eile ei tulnud. ― Too bad you didn't show up yesterday.
- sympathy for somebody else's sadness, accidents, bad situations
- Mul on sinust südamest kahju. ― My heart goes out to you. / I feel very sorry for you.
- Kahju nendest, kes sellise ilmaga peavad teele minema. ― I pity those who have to hit the road in such weather.
- Tüdruk oli nii õnnetu näoga, et mul hakkas temast päris kahju. ― The girl had such a sad face that I felt sorry for her.
Declension
[edit]| Declension of kahju (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kahju | kahjud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kahju | ||
| genitive | kahjude | ||
| partitive | kahjut | kahjusid | |
| illative | kahjusse | kahjudesse | |
| inessive | kahjus | kahjudes | |
| elative | kahjust | kahjudest | |
| allative | kahjule | kahjudele | |
| adessive | kahjul | kahjudel | |
| ablative | kahjult | kahjudelt | |
| translative | kahjuks | kahjudeks | |
| terminative | kahjuni | kahjudeni | |
| essive | kahjuna | kahjudena | |
| abessive | kahjuta | kahjudeta | |
| comitative | kahjuga | kahjudega | |
| Declension of kahju (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kahju | kahjud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | kahju | ||
| genitive | kahjude | ||
| partitive | kahju | kahjusid | |
| illative | kahju kahjusse |
kahjudesse | |
| inessive | kahjus | kahjudes | |
| elative | kahjust | kahjudest | |
| allative | kahjule | kahjudele | |
| adessive | kahjul | kahjudel | |
| ablative | kahjult | kahjudelt | |
| translative | kahjuks | kahjudeks | |
| terminative | kahjuni | kahjudeni | |
| essive | kahjuna | kahjudena | |
| abessive | kahjuta | kahjudeta | |
| comitative | kahjuga | kahjudega | |
Derived terms
[edit]Compounds
[edit]References
[edit]- kahju in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
- “kahju”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
Finnish
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adjective
[edit]kahju (comparative kahjumpi, superlative kahjuin) (colloquial)
- alternative form of kahjo
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of kahju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kahju | kahjut | |
| genitive | kahjun | kahjujen | |
| partitive | kahjua | kahjuja | |
| illative | kahjuun | kahjuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kahju | kahjut | |
| accusative | nom. | kahju | kahjut |
| gen. | kahjun | ||
| genitive | kahjun | kahjujen | |
| partitive | kahjua | kahjuja | |
| inessive | kahjussa | kahjuissa | |
| elative | kahjusta | kahjuista | |
| illative | kahjuun | kahjuihin | |
| adessive | kahjulla | kahjuilla | |
| ablative | kahjulta | kahjuilta | |
| allative | kahjulle | kahjuille | |
| essive | kahjuna | kahjuina | |
| translative | kahjuksi | kahjuiksi | |
| abessive | kahjutta | kahjuitta | |
| instructive | — | kahjuin | |
| comitative | — | kahjuine | |
Noun
[edit]kahju (colloquial)
- alternative form of kahjo
Declension
[edit]| Inflection of kahju (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kahju | kahjut | |
| genitive | kahjun | kahjujen | |
| partitive | kahjua | kahjuja | |
| illative | kahjuun | kahjuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kahju | kahjut | |
| accusative | nom. | kahju | kahjut |
| gen. | kahjun | ||
| genitive | kahjun | kahjujen | |
| partitive | kahjua | kahjuja | |
| inessive | kahjussa | kahjuissa | |
| elative | kahjusta | kahjuista | |
| illative | kahjuun | kahjuihin | |
| adessive | kahjulla | kahjuilla | |
| ablative | kahjulta | kahjuilta | |
| allative | kahjulle | kahjuille | |
| essive | kahjuna | kahjuina | |
| translative | kahjuksi | kahjuiksi | |
| abessive | kahjutta | kahjuitta | |
| instructive | — | kahjuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
[edit]- “kahju”, 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 2 July 2023
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