sopiva
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsopiʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞piʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -opiʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): so‧pi‧va
Adjective
sopiva (comparative sopivampi, superlative sopivin)
- suitable, fit, fitting, matching (of the correct size and shape or otherwise possessing the appropriate qualities for something)
- sopivat vaatteet ― fitting clothes
- sopiva ruuvi ― a fitting screw
- suitable, appropriate, suited (adequate to some purpose, fulfilling requirements, right for some purpose)
- tehtävään sopiva työntekijä ― a suitable worker for the job
- Olisiko nyt sopiva hetki?
- Would now be a suitable time?
- proper, appropriate, correct (in accordance with good manners or similar norms)
Usage notes
- "to" is expressed with the allative case for people and the illative case otherwise.
- "for" is expressed with the illative case.
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 sopivainrare | |
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | sopivin | |
| abessive | sopivatta | sopivitta | |
| comitative | — | sopivine | |
| Possessive forms of sopiva (type koira) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. | ||
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | sopivani | sopivamme |
| 2nd person | sopivasi | sopivanne |
| 3rd person | sopivansa | |
Italian
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