Finnish

(index va)

Adjective

vajaa ‎(comparative vajaampi, superlative vajain)

1. not full; partial, incomplete

   Viimeisen vajaan kymmenen vuoden aikana...

   Within the last ten years... (as opposed to "during the last ten years (in their entirety)")

2. shy (short, insufficient, less than)

   Tästä on heidän talolleen vähän vajaa maili.

   It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.

3. (colloquial) mentally retarded; short for vajaamielinen

Declension

Antonyms

• (not full) täysi

Derived terms

Compounds

Etymology 2

Noun

vajaa

1. Partitive singular form of vaja.

   • Minä en näe vajaa.
     • I don't see an(y)/the shed.

Anagrams

• ajava, Jaava, jaava