Finnish

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Etymology

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varova-inen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈʋɑroʋɑi̯nen/, [ˈʋɑ̝ro̞ˌʋɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑinen
  • Hyphenation(key): va‧ro‧vai‧nen

Adjective

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varovainen (comparative varovaisempi, superlative varovaisin)

  1. careful, cautious (taking care; using or exercising caution; attentive to potential danger, error or harm)
  2. conservative (of an estimate; based on pessimistic assumptions)

Declension

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Inflection of varovainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
nominative varovainen varovaiset
genitive varovaisen varovaisten
varovaisien
partitive varovaista varovaisia
illative varovaiseen varovaisiin
singular plural
nominative varovainen varovaiset
accusative nom. varovainen varovaiset
gen. varovaisen
genitive varovaisen varovaisten
varovaisien
partitive varovaista varovaisia
inessive varovaisessa varovaisissa
elative varovaisesta varovaisista
illative varovaiseen varovaisiin
adessive varovaisella varovaisilla
ablative varovaiselta varovaisilta
allative varovaiselle varovaisille
essive varovaisena varovaisina
translative varovaiseksi varovaisiksi
abessive varovaisetta varovaisitta
instructive varovaisin
comitative varovaisine
Possessive forms of varovainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.

Derived terms

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compounds

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