vaaliavustaja
Finnish
editEtymology
editvaali (“election”) + avustaja (“assistant”)
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑːliˌɑʋustɑjɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ːliˌɑ̝ʋus̠ˌtɑ̝jɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑjɑ
- Syllabification(key): vaa‧li‧a‧vus‧ta‧ja
Noun
editvaaliavustaja
- assistant (US) (person assigned to assist disabled persons to cast their vote in an election)
Usage notes
edit- In Finland each polling station is required by law to have available at least one vaaliavustaja - a person assigned with the task of providing neutral assistance to those who for some reason are unable to fill in the ballot themselves. Also practically anyone selected by the disabled voter, except a candidate or a candidate's close relative may assist in similar way. The translation of this term into English is not straightforward as "election assistant", "voting assistant" or "polling assistant" in many jurisdictions means a person that helps in overall carrying out of the election process: verifying the right to vote, administering ballots, counting votes etc. Also, a similar position may not exist in other jurisdictions. In the US, for example, if the assistant is not chosen by the voter, two precinct election officers, one from each party, must perform the task together. The assisting person is simply called "assistant".
Declension
editInflection of vaaliavustaja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | vaaliavustaja | vaaliavustajat | |
genitive | vaaliavustajan | vaaliavustajien | |
partitive | vaaliavustajaa | vaaliavustajia | |
illative | vaaliavustajaan | vaaliavustajiin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | vaaliavustaja | vaaliavustajat | |
accusative | nom. | vaaliavustaja | vaaliavustajat |
gen. | vaaliavustajan | ||
genitive | vaaliavustajan | vaaliavustajien vaaliavustajain rare | |
partitive | vaaliavustajaa | vaaliavustajia | |
inessive | vaaliavustajassa | vaaliavustajissa | |
elative | vaaliavustajasta | vaaliavustajista | |
illative | vaaliavustajaan | vaaliavustajiin | |
adessive | vaaliavustajalla | vaaliavustajilla | |
ablative | vaaliavustajalta | vaaliavustajilta | |
allative | vaaliavustajalle | vaaliavustajille | |
essive | vaaliavustajana | vaaliavustajina | |
translative | vaaliavustajaksi | vaaliavustajiksi | |
abessive | vaaliavustajatta | vaaliavustajitta | |
instructive | — | vaaliavustajin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
See also
editFurther reading
edit- “vaaliavustaja”, 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 2023-07-04