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varat
varat
Finnish
(index va)
Noun
varat pl
- plural of vara
- (always plural) (Natural) resources, (natural) reserves.
- (always plural) Stores, stocks.
- (always plural) Funds; means; assets.
Declension
| Inflection of varat (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | — | varat | |
| genitive | — | varojen | |
| partitive | — | varoja | |
| illative | — | varoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | — | varat | |
| accusative | nom. | — | varat |
| gen. | — | ||
| genitive | — | varojen varainrare |
|
| partitive | — | varoja | |
| inessive | — | varoissa | |
| elative | — | varoista | |
| illative | — | varoihin | |
| adessive | — | varoilla | |
| ablative | — | varoilta | |
| allative | — | varoille | |
| essive | — | varoina | |
| translative | — | varoiksi | |
| instructive | — | varoin | |
| abessive | — | varoitta | |
| comitative | — | varoineen | |
Usage notes
In the meanings above, this word is always plural — the singular vara means “room/margin/allowance”.
Synonyms
- (natural resources/reserves): luonnonvarat pl
- (stores, stocks): varasto sg
- (funds): rahat pl; (means): maksukyky sg; (assets): varallisuus sg
Derived terms
- elää yli varojensa = to live beyond one's means
- olla varoissaan = to be wealthy, be well-to-do, be flush