turha

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown origin.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ˈturɦɑ]
• Rhymes: -urhɑ
• Hyphenation: tur‧ha

Adjective

turha (comparative turhempi, superlative turhin)

1. useless, unnecessary
2. futile
3. pointless

   • Hän aloitti kantansa perustelun, vaikka tiesikin sen turhaksi.
     • He began backing up his opinion, although he knew it was pointless.

Declension

Declension of turha (type koira) singular plural nominative turha turhat genitive turhan turhien turhain1 partitive turhaa turhia accusative turha turhan turhat inessive turhassa turhissa elative turhasta turhista illative turhaan turhiin adessive turhalla turhilla ablative turhalta turhilta allative turhalle turhille essive turhana turhina translative turhaksi turhiksi instructive – turhin abessive turhatta turhitta comitative – turhine 1) Rare.

Derived terms

turhaan turhaantua turhake turhake on the Finnish Wikipedia.fi.Wikipedia:turhake turhamainen turhanpäiten

turhanpäiväinen turhanpäiväisyys turhantarkka turhantärkeä turhauma

turhentaa turhauttaa turhautua turhuus

Anagrams

• rahtu