sopiva

Finnish

Etymology

sopia +‎ -va

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopiʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞piʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -opiʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): so‧pi‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): so‧pi‧va

Adjective

sopiva (comparative sopivampi, superlative sopivin) [with allative ‘to (a person)’; or with illative ‘for, to (a thing, purpose)’; or with translative ‘to be’ (with verbs, using the participle)]

1. suitable, fit, fitting, matching (of the correct size and shape or otherwise possessing the appropriate qualities for something)

   Synonym: istuva (chiefly of clothes)

   sopivat vaatteet ― fitting clothes

   sopiva ruuvi ― a fitting screw

   sopiva ulkokäyttöön ― suitable for outdoor use

2. suitable, appropriate, suited (adequate to some purpose, fulfilling requirements, right for some purpose)

   johtajaksi sopiva henkilö ― a person suited to be a leader

   tehtävään sopiva työntekijä ― a suitable worker for the job

   sopiva lapsille ― appropriate for children

   Olisiko nyt sopiva hetki?

   Would now be a suitable time?

3. proper, appropriate, correct (in accordance with good manners or similar norms)

Declension

Inflection of sopiva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		sopiva	sopivat
genitive		sopivan	sopivien
partitive		sopivaa	sopivia
illative		sopivaan	sopiviin
		singular	plural
nominative		sopiva	sopivat
accusative	nom.	sopiva	sopivat
	gen.	sopivan
genitive		sopivan	sopivien sopivain rare
partitive		sopivaa	sopivia
inessive		sopivassa	sopivissa
elative		sopivasta	sopivista
illative		sopivaan	sopiviin
adessive		sopivalla	sopivilla
ablative		sopivalta	sopivilta
allative		sopivalle	sopiville
essive		sopivana	sopivina
translative		sopivaksi	sopiviksi
abessive		sopivatta	sopivitta
instructive		—	sopivin
comitative		—	sopivine

Possessive forms of sopiva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sopivani sopivani accusative nom. sopivani sopivani gen. sopivani genitive sopivani sopivieni sopivaini rare partitive sopivaani sopiviani inessive sopivassani sopivissani elative sopivastani sopivistani illative sopivaani sopiviini adessive sopivallani sopivillani ablative sopivaltani sopiviltani allative sopivalleni sopivilleni essive sopivanani sopivinani translative sopivakseni sopivikseni abessive sopivattani sopivittani instructive — — comitative — sopivineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sopivasi sopivasi accusative nom. sopivasi sopivasi gen. sopivasi genitive sopivasi sopiviesi sopivaisi rare partitive sopivaasi sopiviasi inessive sopivassasi sopivissasi elative sopivastasi sopivistasi illative sopivaasi sopiviisi adessive sopivallasi sopivillasi ablative sopivaltasi sopiviltasi allative sopivallesi sopivillesi essive sopivanasi sopivinasi translative sopivaksesi sopiviksesi abessive sopivattasi sopivittasi instructive — — comitative — sopivinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sopivamme sopivamme accusative nom. sopivamme sopivamme gen. sopivamme genitive sopivamme sopiviemme sopivaimme rare partitive sopivaamme sopiviamme inessive sopivassamme sopivissamme elative sopivastamme sopivistamme illative sopivaamme sopiviimme adessive sopivallamme sopivillamme ablative sopivaltamme sopiviltamme allative sopivallemme sopivillemme essive sopivanamme sopivinamme translative sopivaksemme sopiviksemme abessive sopivattamme sopivittamme instructive — — comitative — sopivinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sopivanne sopivanne accusative nom. sopivanne sopivanne gen. sopivanne genitive sopivanne sopivienne sopivainne rare partitive sopivaanne sopivianne inessive sopivassanne sopivissanne elative sopivastanne sopivistanne illative sopivaanne sopiviinne adessive sopivallanne sopivillanne ablative sopivaltanne sopiviltanne allative sopivallenne sopivillenne essive sopivananne sopivinanne translative sopivaksenne sopiviksenne abessive sopivattanne sopivittanne instructive — — comitative — sopivinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sopivansa sopivansa accusative nom. sopivansa sopivansa gen. sopivansa genitive sopivansa sopiviensa sopivainsa rare partitive sopivaansa sopiviaan sopiviansa inessive sopivassaan sopivassansa sopivissaan sopivissansa elative sopivastaan sopivastansa sopivistaan sopivistansa illative sopivaansa sopiviinsa adessive sopivallaan sopivallansa sopivillaan sopivillansa ablative sopivaltaan sopivaltansa sopiviltaan sopiviltansa allative sopivalleen sopivallensa sopivilleen sopivillensa essive sopivanaan sopivanansa sopivinaan sopivinansa translative sopivakseen sopivaksensa sopivikseen sopiviksensa abessive sopivattaan sopivattansa sopivittaan sopivittansa instructive — — comitative — sopivineen sopivinensa

Derived terms

• sopivainen
• sopivasti
• sopivuus

compounds

• epäsopiva
• yhteensopiva

Participle

sopiva

1. present active participle of sopia

Further reading

• “sopiva”, 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 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• povasi

Italian

Verb

sopiva

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of sopire

Anagrams

• posavi, spiavo, spiova