/ˈʋɑjɑː/, [ˈʋɑ̝jɑ̝ː]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *vajaga. Related to Estonian vaja, Ingrian vaijaa, Livonian vajāg, Veps vajag and Votic vajja. See more at vajota.
- not full; partial; incomplete (often with connotation of falling short)
“Tämä lasi on täysi ja tuo lasi on vajaa.” — This glass is full and that glass is not full.
“Tämä korttipakka on vajaa: siitä puuttuu ruutuysi.” — This deck of cards is incomplete: it is missing the nine of diamonds.
- shy of; short of, less than
“Tästä on heidän talolleen vähän vajaa maili.” — It is just shy of a mile from here to their house.
“Viimeisen vajaan kymmenen vuoden aikana...” — Within the last nearly ten years...
- informalwanting, in need of
“Mitä olet vajaa?” — What do you want?
- colloquialto (in expressions of clock time)
“kymmentä vajaa kaksi” — ten to two
- form-of, partitive, singularpartitive singular of vaja
“Minä en näe vajaa.” — I don't see a(ny)/the shed.
Muodotvajaampi(comparative) · vajain(superlative) · vajaa(nominative, singular) · vajaat(nominative, plural) · vajaa(accusative, nominative, singular) · vajaat(accusative, nominative, plural) · vajaan(accusative, genitive, singular) · vajaat(accusative, genitive, plural) · vajaan(genitive, singular) · vajaiden(genitive, plural) · vajaitten(genitive, plural) · vajaata(partitive, singular) · vajaita(partitive, plural) · vajaassa(inessive, singular) · vajaissa(inessive, plural) · vajaasta(elative, singular) · vajaista(elative, plural) · vajaaseen(illative, singular) · vajaisiin(illative, plural) · vajaihin(illative, plural, rare)