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halukas

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Finnish

Etymology

halu + -kas

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑlukɑs/, [ˈhɑ̝lukɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlukɑs
  • Syllabification(key): ha‧lu‧kas
  • Hyphenation(key): ha‧lu‧kas

Adjective

halukas (comparative halukkaampi, superlative halukkain)

  1. willing, inclined, eager [with illative or illative of third infinitive ‘to’]
    Oletko halukas lähtemään huomenna Turkuun?
    Are you willing to travel to Turku tomorrow?

Usage notes

  • halukas can be used also attributively, but is postponed if accompanied by a pronoun, as usual (joku halukas tulee).

Declension

More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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