parahin

Finnish

Alternative forms

• paras
• parhain

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpɑrɑhin/, [ˈpɑ̝rɑ̝ɦin]
• Rhymes: -ɑrɑhin
• Syllabification^(key): pa‧ra‧hin

Adjective

parahin

1. (literary) superlative degree of hyvä

Usage notes

• This is used especially when addressing a person politely and in a somewhat old-fashioned way at the beginning of letters, where it means "dear".

  Parahin herra Mäkinen ― Dear Mr Mäkinen

Declension

Inflection of parahin (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		parahin	parahimmat
genitive		parahimman	parahimpien parahinten
partitive		parahinta	parahimpia
illative		parahimpaan	parahimpiin
		singular	plural
nominative		parahin	parahimmat
accusative	nom.	parahin	parahimmat
	gen.	parahimman
genitive		parahimman	parahimpien parahinten parahimpainrare
partitive		parahinta	parahimpia
inessive		parahimmassa	parahimmissa
elative		parahimmasta	parahimmista
illative		parahimpaan	parahimpiin
adessive		parahimmalla	parahimmilla
ablative		parahimmalta	parahimmilta
allative		parahimmalle	parahimmille
essive		parahimpana	parahimpina
translative		parahimmaksi	parahimmiksi
abessive		parahimmatta	parahimmitta
instructive		—	parahimmin
comitative		—	parahimpine

Possessive forms of parahin (Kotus type 36*H/sisin, mp-mm gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parahimpani parahimpani accusative nom. parahimpani parahimpani gen. parahimpani genitive parahimpani parahimpieni parahinteni parahimpainirare partitive parahintani parahimpiani inessive parahimmassani parahimmissani elative parahimmastani parahimmistani illative parahimpaani parahimpiini adessive parahimmallani parahimmillani ablative parahimmaltani parahimmiltani allative parahimmalleni parahimmilleni essive parahimpanani parahimpinani translative parahimmakseni parahimmikseni abessive parahimmattani parahimmittani instructive — — comitative — parahimpineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative parahimpasi parahimpasi accusative nom. parahimpasi parahimpasi gen. parahimpasi genitive parahimpasi parahimpiesi parahintesi parahimpaisirare partitive parahintasi parahimpiasi inessive parahimmassasi parahimmissasi elative parahimmastasi parahimmistasi illative parahimpaasi parahimpiisi adessive parahimmallasi parahimmillasi ablative parahimmaltasi parahimmiltasi allative parahimmallesi parahimmillesi essive parahimpanasi parahimpinasi translative parahimmaksesi parahimmiksesi abessive parahimmattasi parahimmittasi instructive — — comitative — parahimpinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parahimpamme parahimpamme accusative nom. parahimpamme parahimpamme gen. parahimpamme genitive parahimpamme parahimpiemme parahintemme parahimpaimmerare partitive parahintamme parahimpiamme inessive parahimmassamme parahimmissamme elative parahimmastamme parahimmistamme illative parahimpaamme parahimpiimme adessive parahimmallamme parahimmillamme ablative parahimmaltamme parahimmiltamme allative parahimmallemme parahimmillemme essive parahimpanamme parahimpinamme translative parahimmaksemme parahimmiksemme abessive parahimmattamme parahimmittamme instructive — — comitative — parahimpinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative parahimpanne parahimpanne accusative nom. parahimpanne parahimpanne gen. parahimpanne genitive parahimpanne parahimpienne parahintenne parahimpainnerare partitive parahintanne parahimpianne inessive parahimmassanne parahimmissanne elative parahimmastanne parahimmistanne illative parahimpaanne parahimpiinne adessive parahimmallanne parahimmillanne ablative parahimmaltanne parahimmiltanne allative parahimmallenne parahimmillenne essive parahimpananne parahimpinanne translative parahimmaksenne parahimmiksenne abessive parahimmattanne parahimmittanne instructive — — comitative — parahimpinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative parahimpansa parahimpansa accusative nom. parahimpansa parahimpansa gen. parahimpansa genitive parahimpansa parahimpiensa parahintensa parahimpainsarare partitive parahintaan parahintansa parahimpiaan parahimpiansa inessive parahimmassaan parahimmassansa parahimmissaan parahimmissansa elative parahimmastaan parahimmastansa parahimmistaan parahimmistansa illative parahimpaansa parahimpiinsa adessive parahimmallaan parahimmallansa parahimmillaan parahimmillansa ablative parahimmaltaan parahimmaltansa parahimmiltaan parahimmiltansa allative parahimmalleen parahimmallensa parahimmilleen parahimmillensa essive parahimpanaan parahimpanansa parahimpinaan parahimpinansa translative parahimmakseen parahimmaksensa parahimmikseen parahimmiksensa abessive parahimmattaan parahimmattansa parahimmittaan parahimmittansa instructive — — comitative — parahimpineen parahimpinensa

Further reading

• “parahin”, 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 2023-12-01

Anagrams

• parhain

Tagalog

Etymology

From para +‎ -hin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈɾahin/, [pɐˈɾa.hɪn]
• Hyphenation: pa‧ra‧hin

Verb

parahin (complete pinara, progressive pinapara, contemplative paparahin, 1st object trigger, Baybayin spelling ᜉᜇᜑᜒᜈ᜔)

1. to stop a vehicle by raising or waving one's hand

Conjugation

Verb conjugation for parahin (Class I) - um/in object verb

Root word				para
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	-um-	pumara	pumara	pumapara napara2	papara mapara2	kapapara1 kakapara
Object	-in	parahin	pinara	pinapara inapara2	paparahin aparahin2	⁠—
Locative	⁠pag- -an	pagparahan	pinagparahan	pinapagparahan pinagpaparahan	papagparahan pagpaparahan	⁠—
Benefactive	i-	ipara	ipinara	ipinapara	ipapara	⁠—
Instrument	ipang-	ipampara	ipinampara	ipinapampara	ipapampara	⁠—
Causative	ika-	ikapara	ikinapara	ikinapapara1 ikinakapara	ikapapara1 ikakapara	⁠—
	i-3	ipara	ipinara	ipinapara	ipapara	⁠—
Measurement	i-	ipara	ipinara	ipinapara	ipapara	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts. 2Dialectal use only. 3Generally avoided unless the cause is emphasized.

Indirect (pa-) verb forms

Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative	Recently Complete
Actor	magpa-	magpapara	nagpapara	nagpapapara	magpapapara	⁠kapapapara1 kapapapara kapagpapapara kakapapara
Actor-secondary	pa- -in	paparahin	pinapara	pinapapara pinapapara	papaparahin papaparahin	⁠—
Object	ipa-	ipapara	ipinapara	ipinapapara ipinapapara	ipapapara ipapapara	⁠—
Benefactive	ipagpa-	ipagpapara	ipinagpapara	ipinagpapapara1 ipinapagpapara	ipagpapapara1 ipapagpapara	⁠—
Causative	ikapagpa-	ikapagpapara	ikinapagpapara	ikinapagpapapara1 ikinakapagpapara	ikapagpapapara1 ikakapagpapara	⁠—
Locative	⁠pagpa- -an	pagpaparahan	pinagpaparahan	pinagpapapaparahan1 pinapagpaparahan	pagpapapaparahan1 papagpaparahan	⁠—
	⁠papag- -an	papagparahan	pinapagparahan	pinapapagparahan	papapagparahan	⁠—
1Used in formal contexts.

Ability/involuntary (maka-/ma-) verb forms

Direct action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	maka-	makapara	nakapara	nakapapara1 nakakapara	makapapara1 makakapara
	mapa-2	mapapara	napapara	napapapara1 napapapara	mapapapara1 mapapapara
Object	ma-	mapara	napara	napapara	mapapara
Benefactive	mai-	maipara	naipara	naipapara	maipapara
Causative	maika-	maikapara	naikapara	naikapapara1 naikakapara naiikapara	naikapapara1 naikakapara naiikapara
	mai-	maipara	naipara	naipapara	maipapara
Locative	⁠mapag- -an	mapagparaan	napagparaan	napagpaparaan1 napapagparaan	mapagpaparaan1 mapapagparaan
Indirect action verbs
Trigger	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Actor	makapagpa-	makapagpapara	nakapagpapara	nakapagpapapara1 nakakapagpapara	makapagpapapara1 makakapagpapara
Actor-secondary	mapa-	mapapara	napapara	napapapara1 napapapara	mapapapara1 mapapapara
Object	maipa-	maipapara	naipapara	naipapapara1 naipapapara naiipapara	maipapapara1 maipapapara maiipapara
Benefactive	maipagpa-	maipagpapara	naipagpapara	naipagpapapara1 naipapagpapara naiipagpapara	maipagpapapara1 maipapagpapara maiipagpapara
Causative	maikapagpa-	maikapagpapara	naikapagpapara	naikapagpapapara1 naikakapagpapara naiikapagpapara	maikapagpapapara1 maikakapagpapara maiikapagpapara
Locative	⁠mapagpa- -an	mapagpaparahan	napagpaparahan	napagpapapaparahan1 napapagpaparahan	mapagpapapaparahan1 mapapagpaparahan
	⁠mapapag- -an	mapapagparahan	napapagparahan	napapapagparahan	mapapapagparahan
1Used in formal contexts. 2Only for involuntary actions, not for ability verbs.

Social (maki-) verb forms

Form	Affix	Aspect
		Infinitive	Complete	Progressive	Contemplative
Direct	maki-	makipara	nakipara	nakikipara	makikipara
Indirect	makipagpa-	makipagpapara	nakipagpapara	nakikipagpapara	makikipagpapara

Related terms

• pumara