hassu

Finnish

Etymology

hassa- +‎ -u (same root as hassallaan), probably also influenced by hauska.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑsːu/, [ˈhɑ̝s̠ːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑsːu
• Syllabification^(key): has‧su

Adjective

hassu (comparative hassumpi, superlative hassuin)

1. funny, silly

   Minulle sattui tänään hassu juttu.

   A funny thing happened to me today.

2. silly (playful)
3. weird (strange)

Usage notes

hassu is mainly a positive word. If someone is silly in a negative way, the Finnish equivalent is typerä.

Declension

Inflection of hassu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		hassu	hassut
genitive		hassun	hassujen
partitive		hassua	hassuja
illative		hassuun	hassuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hassu	hassut
accusative	nom.	hassu	hassut
	gen.	hassun
genitive		hassun	hassujen
partitive		hassua	hassuja
inessive		hassussa	hassuissa
elative		hassusta	hassuista
illative		hassuun	hassuihin
adessive		hassulla	hassuilla
ablative		hassulta	hassuilta
allative		hassulle	hassuille
essive		hassuna	hassuina
translative		hassuksi	hassuiksi
abessive		hassutta	hassuitta
instructive		—	hassuin
comitative		—	hassuine

Possessive forms of hassu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hassuni hassuni accusative nom. hassuni hassuni gen. hassuni genitive hassuni hassujeni partitive hassuani hassujani inessive hassussani hassuissani elative hassustani hassuistani illative hassuuni hassuihini adessive hassullani hassuillani ablative hassultani hassuiltani allative hassulleni hassuilleni essive hassunani hassuinani translative hassukseni hassuikseni abessive hassuttani hassuittani instructive — — comitative — hassuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hassusi hassusi accusative nom. hassusi hassusi gen. hassusi genitive hassusi hassujesi partitive hassuasi hassujasi inessive hassussasi hassuissasi elative hassustasi hassuistasi illative hassuusi hassuihisi adessive hassullasi hassuillasi ablative hassultasi hassuiltasi allative hassullesi hassuillesi essive hassunasi hassuinasi translative hassuksesi hassuiksesi abessive hassuttasi hassuittasi instructive — — comitative — hassuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hassumme hassumme accusative nom. hassumme hassumme gen. hassumme genitive hassumme hassujemme partitive hassuamme hassujamme inessive hassussamme hassuissamme elative hassustamme hassuistamme illative hassuumme hassuihimme adessive hassullamme hassuillamme ablative hassultamme hassuiltamme allative hassullemme hassuillemme essive hassunamme hassuinamme translative hassuksemme hassuiksemme abessive hassuttamme hassuittamme instructive — — comitative — hassuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hassunne hassunne accusative nom. hassunne hassunne gen. hassunne genitive hassunne hassujenne partitive hassuanne hassujanne inessive hassussanne hassuissanne elative hassustanne hassuistanne illative hassuunne hassuihinne adessive hassullanne hassuillanne ablative hassultanne hassuiltanne allative hassullenne hassuillenne essive hassunanne hassuinanne translative hassuksenne hassuiksenne abessive hassuttanne hassuittanne instructive — — comitative — hassuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hassunsa hassunsa accusative nom. hassunsa hassunsa gen. hassunsa genitive hassunsa hassujensa partitive hassuaan hassuansa hassujaan hassujansa inessive hassussaan hassussansa hassuissaan hassuissansa elative hassustaan hassustansa hassuistaan hassuistansa illative hassuunsa hassuihinsa adessive hassullaan hassullansa hassuillaan hassuillansa ablative hassultaan hassultansa hassuiltaan hassuiltansa allative hassulleen hassullensa hassuilleen hassuillensa essive hassunaan hassunansa hassuinaan hassuinansa translative hassukseen hassuksensa hassuikseen hassuiksensa abessive hassuttaan hassuttansa hassuittaan hassuittansa instructive — — comitative — hassuineen hassuinensa

Derived terms

• ei hassumpaa
• hassahtaa
• hassunkurinen
• hassusti
• hassuttaa
• hassuus

 

Further reading

• “hassu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02