Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *usëda. Cognates include Ingrian ussia, Karelian usie and Votic usõa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuseɑ/, [ˈus̠e̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -useɑ
- Syllabification(key): u‧se‧a
- Hyphenation(key): usea
Adjective
usea (comparative useampi, superlative usein)
- 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
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usea
|
useat
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| genitive
|
usean
|
useiden
useitten
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| 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
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| 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
|
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
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
|
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