tosi

See also: Tosi, tosí, tósi, tôi, and tõsi

Finnish

Etymology

From . Cognate with Estonian tõsi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtosi/, [ˈt̪o̞s̠i]
• Hyphenation: to‧si

Noun

tosi

1. truth, reality, real thing

   • If not the subject of the clause, this word is seldom inflected. Some of the cases are considered adverbs:

   näyttää toteen = to prove.

   olla totta = to be true.

   ottaa todesta = to take seriously.

   todella = really, very.

   toden teolla = really.

   toden tullen = if push comes to shove, if things really get tough.

   tosiaan = really. (tosia + possessive suffix -an > -nsa)

   tosin = (it's) true.

   Hän on tosin viisaampi.

   True, s/he is wiser.

   tosissaan = serious(ly).

2. (as modifier in compound term) real-life

   tositarina ― real-life story

Declension

Inflection of tosi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation)
nominative		tosi	todet
genitive		toden	tosien
partitive		totta	tosia
illative		toteen	tosiin
		singular	plural
nominative		tosi	todet
accusative	nom.	tosi	todet
	gen.	toden
genitive		toden	tosien tottenrare
partitive		totta	tosia
inessive		todessa	tosissa
elative		todesta	tosista
illative		toteen	tosiin
adessive		todella	tosilla
ablative		todelta	tosilta
allative		todelle	tosille
essive		totena	tosina
translative		todeksi	tosiksi
abessive		todetta	tositta
instructive		—	tosin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tosi (Kotus type 27*F/käsi, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative toteni toteni accusative nom. toteni toteni gen. toteni genitive toteni tosieni tottenirare partitive tottani tosiani inessive todessani tosissani elative todestani tosistani illative toteeni tosiini adessive todellani tosillani ablative todeltani tosiltani allative todelleni tosilleni essive totenani tosinani translative todekseni tosikseni abessive todettani tosittani instructive — — comitative — tosineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative totesi totesi accusative nom. totesi totesi gen. totesi genitive totesi tosiesi tottesirare partitive tottasi tosiasi inessive todessasi tosissasi elative todestasi tosistasi illative toteesi tosiisi adessive todellasi tosillasi ablative todeltasi tosiltasi allative todellesi tosillesi essive totenasi tosinasi translative todeksesi tosiksesi abessive todettasi tosittasi instructive — — comitative — tosinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative totemme totemme accusative nom. totemme totemme gen. totemme genitive totemme tosiemme tottemmerare partitive tottamme tosiamme inessive todessamme tosissamme elative todestamme tosistamme illative toteemme tosiimme adessive todellamme tosillamme ablative todeltamme tosiltamme allative todellemme tosillemme essive totenamme tosinamme translative todeksemme tosiksemme abessive todettamme tosittamme instructive — — comitative — tosinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative totenne totenne accusative nom. totenne totenne gen. totenne genitive totenne tosienne tottennerare partitive tottanne tosianne inessive todessanne tosissanne elative todestanne tosistanne illative toteenne tosiinne adessive todellanne tosillanne ablative todeltanne tosiltanne allative todellenne tosillenne essive totenanne tosinanne translative todeksenne tosiksenne abessive todettanne tosittanne instructive — — comitative — tosinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative totensa totensa accusative nom. totensa totensa gen. totensa genitive totensa tosiensa tottensarare partitive tottaan tottansa tosiaan tosiansa inessive todessaan todessansa tosissaan tosissansa elative todestaan todestansa tosistaan tosistansa illative toteensa tosiinsa adessive todellaan todellansa tosillaan tosillansa ablative todeltaan todeltansa tosiltaan tosiltansa allative todelleen todellensa tosilleen tosillensa essive totenaan totenansa tosinaan tosinansa translative todekseen todeksensa tosikseen tosiksensa abessive todettaan todettansa tosittaan tosittansa instructive — — comitative — tosineen tosinensa

Adjective

tosi (indeclinable; not comparable)

1. True.

   • If used in the meaning "true", this is used mostly in the nominative case (basic form) as a copula (with the verb olla).

   Tämä on tosi!

   This is true! / I mean it/business!

2. Real, serious.

   • If used in the meaning "real, serious", this is used as an attribute or as a modifier in a compound term.

   ryhtyä tositoimiin = to take serious action.

   tosiasia = a fact

Antonyms

• (true): epätosi

Derived terms

Derived terms

• adjectives: todellinen, totinen
• adverbs: todella, tosiaan, tosissaan

• nouns: totuus
• verbs: todentaa, todeta, todistaa

Compounds

compounds

• epätosi
• tosiasia
• tosielämä
• tosijuttu
• tosikertomus
• tosi-kvarkki
• tosimies
• tosipaikka

• tosipohja
• tosiseikka
• tositapa
• tositapaus
• tositarina
• tositarkoitus
• tositoimi
• toteennäyttö

Idioms

• tosi kuin vesi = right as rain

Adverb

tosi

1. (colloquial) really, very

Synonyms

• erittäin, todella

Anagrams

• Isto, isot, osti, soit, soti

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Italian

Verb

tosi

1. second-person singular present indicative of tosare
2. first-person singular present subjunctive of tosare
3. second-person singular present subjunctive of tosare
4. third-person singular present subjunctive of tosare
5. third-person singular imperative of tosare

Anagrams

• osti, sito