valinnanvara
Finnish
Etymology
From valinta (“selection, choice”) + vara (“room, allowance, margin”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlinːɑnˌʋɑrɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝linːɑ̝nˌʋɑ̝rɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrɑ
- Syllabification(key): va‧lin‧nan‧va‧ra
Noun
valinnanvara
- choice (chance for choosing among several alternatives)
- Kirjoissa ei ollut paljoa valinnanvaraa.
- There wasn't much choice with the books.
Usage notes
- This noun is used mostly in the phrase olla valinnanvaraa "to have a choice" (in the sense, "to be able to choose among several alternatives (as opposed to being forced to select something specific)"). The phrase can be also used, as illustrated above, in an existential clause (there is/are).
Declension
Inflection of valinnanvara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | valinnanvara | — | |
genitive | valinnanvaran | — | |
partitive | valinnanvaraa | — | |
illative | valinnanvaraan | — | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | valinnanvara | — | |
accusative | nom. | valinnanvara | — |
gen. | valinnanvaran | ||
genitive | valinnanvaran | — | |
partitive | valinnanvaraa | — | |
inessive | valinnanvarassa | — | |
elative | valinnanvarasta | — | |
illative | valinnanvaraan | — | |
adessive | valinnanvaralla | — | |
ablative | valinnanvaralta | — | |
allative | valinnanvaralle | — | |
essive | valinnanvarana | — | |
translative | valinnanvaraksi | — | |
abessive | valinnanvaratta | — | |
instructive | — | — | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |