huolissaan

Finnish

Etymology

The inessive plural of huoli (huolissa) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhuo̯lisːɑːn/, [ˈhuo̞̯lis̠ːɑ̝ːn]
  • Rhymes: -uolisːɑːn
  • Syllabification(key): huo‧lis‧saan

Adverb

huolissaan

  1. [while being] concerned, worried, bothered (about = elative)
    Olin huolissani hänestä.
    I was worried about him/her.
    Oletko huolissasi taloudellisesta tilanteestasi?
    Are you concerned about your financial situation?

Usage notes

This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (to be); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of huolissaan
no possessor
possessor singular plural
1st person huolissani huolissamme
2nd person huolissasi huolissanne
3rd person huolissaan
huolissansa

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