turha
Finnish
Etymology
Unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Adjective
turha (comparative turhempi, superlative turhin)
- useless, unnecessary
- futile
- pointless
- Hän aloitti kantansa perustelun, vaikka tiesikin sen turhaksi.
- He began backing up his opinion, although he knew it was pointless.
- Hän aloitti kantansa perustelun, vaikka tiesikin sen turhaksi.
Declension
Inflection of turha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | turha | turhat | |
genitive | turhan | turhien | |
partitive | turhaa | turhia | |
illative | turhaan | turhiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | turha | turhat | |
accusative | nom. | turha | turhat |
gen. | turhan | ||
genitive | turhan | turhien turhain rare | |
partitive | turhaa | turhia | |
inessive | turhassa | turhissa | |
elative | turhasta | turhista | |
illative | turhaan | turhiin | |
adessive | turhalla | turhilla | |
ablative | turhalta | turhilta | |
allative | turhalle | turhille | |
essive | turhana | turhina | |
translative | turhaksi | turhiksi | |
abessive | turhatta | turhitta | |
instructive | — | turhin | |
comitative | — | turhine |
Derived terms
Anagrams
Ingrian
Adjective
turha