usea

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *usëda. Cognates include Ingrian ussia, Karelian usie and Votic ussa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈuseɑ/, [ˈus̠e̞ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -useɑ
• Syllabification^(key): u‧se‧a
• Hyphenation^(key): usea

Adjective

usea (comparative useampi, superlative usein)

1. many, several, a lot (of)

   Useat (meistä) ovat huolissaan asiasta.

   Many (of us) are worried about this matter.

   Pyysin häntä mukaan useita kertoja, mutta hän ei lähtenyt.

   I asked her to come along several times, but she didn't.

Declension

Inflection of usea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
nominative		usea	useat
genitive		usean	useiden useitten
partitive		useaa useata	useita
illative		useaan	useisiin useihin
		singular	plural
nominative		usea	useat
accusative	nom.	usea	useat
	gen.	usean
genitive		usean	useiden useitten useain rare
partitive		useaa useata	useita
inessive		useassa	useissa
elative		useasta	useista
illative		useaan	useisiin useihin
adessive		usealla	useilla
ablative		usealta	useilta
allative		usealle	useille
essive		useana	useina
translative		useaksi	useiksi
abessive		useatta	useitta
instructive		—	usein
comitative		—	useine

Possessive forms of usea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative useani useani accusative nom. useani useani gen. useani genitive useani useideni useitteni useaini rare partitive useaani useatani useitani inessive useassani useissani elative useastani useistani illative useaani useisiini useihini adessive useallani useillani ablative usealtani useiltani allative usealleni useilleni essive useanani useinani translative useakseni useikseni abessive useattani useittani instructive — — comitative — useineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative useasi useasi accusative nom. useasi useasi gen. useasi genitive useasi useidesi useittesi useaisi rare partitive useaasi useatasi useitasi inessive useassasi useissasi elative useastasi useistasi illative useaasi useisiisi useihisi adessive useallasi useillasi ablative usealtasi useiltasi allative useallesi useillesi essive useanasi useinasi translative useaksesi useiksesi abessive useattasi useittasi instructive — — comitative — useinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative useamme useamme accusative nom. useamme useamme gen. useamme genitive useamme useidemme useittemme useaimme rare partitive useaamme useatamme useitamme inessive useassamme useissamme elative useastamme useistamme illative useaamme useisiimme useihimme adessive useallamme useillamme ablative usealtamme useiltamme allative useallemme useillemme essive useanamme useinamme translative useaksemme useiksemme abessive useattamme useittamme instructive — — comitative — useinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative useanne useanne accusative nom. useanne useanne gen. useanne genitive useanne useidenne useittenne useainne rare partitive useaanne useatanne useitanne inessive useassanne useissanne elative useastanne useistanne illative useaanne useisiinne useihinne adessive useallanne useillanne ablative usealtanne useiltanne allative useallenne useillenne essive useananne useinanne translative useaksenne useiksenne abessive useattanne useittanne instructive — — comitative — useinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative useansa useansa accusative nom. useansa useansa gen. useansa genitive useansa useidensa useittensa useainsa rare partitive useataan useaansa useatansa useitaan useitansa inessive useassaan useassansa useissaan useissansa elative useastaan useastansa useistaan useistansa illative useaansa useisiinsa useihinsa adessive useallaan useallansa useillaan useillansa ablative usealtaan usealtansa useiltaan useiltansa allative usealleen useallensa useilleen useillensa essive useanaan useanansa useinaan useinansa translative useakseen useaksensa useikseen useiksensa abessive useattaan useattansa useittaan useittansa instructive — — comitative — useineen useinensa

Alternative forms

• usia (South Ostrobothnia)

Synonyms

• moni

Derived terms

• useanlainen
• useasti
• useus

Further reading

• “usea”, 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 4 July 2023