vakavissaan

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

The inessive plural of vakava (vakavissa) with a possessive suffix.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ˈʋɑkɑʋisːɑːn/, [ˈʋɑ̝kɑ̝ˌʋis̠ːɑ̝ːn]
Rhymes: -isːɑːn
Syllabification^(key): va‧ka‧vis‧saan

Adverb edit

vakavissaan

serious (ly), in earnest (about = genitive + suhteen)
Olen vakavissani tämän suhteen.
I'am serious about this. / I mean it/business. / I'm not fooling around.

Usage notes edit

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 edit

Personal/possessive forms of vakavissaan
no possessor	—
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	vakavissani	vakavissamme
2nd person	vakavissasi	vakavissanne
3rd person	vakavissaan vakavissansa

Synonyms edit

(serious(ly), in earnest): tosissaan