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vasta
vasta
Esperanto
Adjective
vasta (accusative singular vastan, plural vastaj, accusative plural vastajn)
Antonyms
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ/
- Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
- Hyphenation: vas‧ta
Etymology 1
Earlier *kvasta, of Germanic origin, compare Swedish kvast.
Noun
vasta
- A kind of whip made of birch twigs and used in the sauna to enhance the effect of heat by gently beating oneself with it.
Declension
| Inflection of vasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vasta | vastat | |
| genitive | vastan | vastojen | |
| partitive | vastaa | vastoja | |
| illative | vastaan | vastoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | vasta | vastat | |
| accusative | nom. | vasta | vastat |
| gen. | vastan | ||
| genitive | vastan | vastojen vastainrare |
|
| partitive | vastaa | vastoja | |
| inessive | vastassa | vastoissa | |
| elative | vastasta | vastoista | |
| illative | vastaan | vastoihin | |
| adessive | vastalla | vastoilla | |
| ablative | vastalta | vastoilta | |
| allative | vastalle | vastoille | |
| essive | vastana | vastoina | |
| translative | vastaksi | vastoiksi | |
| instructive | — | vastoin | |
| abessive | vastatta | vastoitta | |
| comitative | — | vastoineen | |
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Etymology 2
Adverb
vasta
- Expressing delay or that something takes place later; not until, only, but
- Hänen piti tulla tänään, mutta hän tuleekin vasta ylihuomenna.
- He was expected today, but he does not come until the day after tomorrow.
- Ota ensin asioista selvää, ja puhu vasta sitten!
- First find out the facts and speak only thereafter!
- Hänen piti tulla tänään, mutta hän tuleekin vasta ylihuomenna.
- Expressing that something happened only recently; newly, freshly, just
- vasta leivottu ― freshly baked
- vasta äsken ― just a while ago
- Expressing disappointment or frustration in a task; only.
- Hän oli tässä kilpailussa vasta kolmantena.
- He was only third in this race.
- Olen edennyt vasta vähän kaikista ponnisteluistani huolimatta.
- Despite all my effort I have made only a little progress until now.
- Olemme kävelleet vasta kymmenen kilometriä ja olen jo aivan uupunut.
- We have walked only ten kilometers and I am already completely exhausted.
- Ja nyt vasta tuo akka huomaa kertoa jotain noin tärkeää...
- Now that hag thinks to tell me something so important...
- Hän oli tässä kilpailussa vasta kolmantena.
Synonyms
- (expression of disappointment): vain
See also
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
vasta
- feminine nominative singular of vastus
- feminine vocative singular of vastus
- neuter nominative plural of vastus
- neuter accusative plural of vastus
- neuter vocative plural of vastus
vastā
- feminine ablative singular of vastus