/ˈʋɑpɑː/, [ˈʋɑ̝pɑ̝ː]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *vapada, probably borrowed from early Proto-Slavic *svabadā (later *svoboda (“freedom”)).
- free (not imprisoned, enslaved or subjugated)
“Olen vapaa mies.” — I am a free man.
“vapaa lähtemään” — free to leave/go
- free (unconstrained)
“Hänelle annettiin vapaat kädet tehdä, mitä hän haluaa.” — He was given free rein to do whatever he wanted.
- free (with freedom, liberty)
“vapaa lehdistö” — free press
“Tämä on vapaa maa.” — This is a free country.
- free, loose (released, not restrained)
“Päästimme kanin vapaaksi.” — We set the rabbit free.
- free, off (without obligations)
“vapaa vastuusta” — free(d) of responsibility
“Voit pitää loppupäivän vapaata.” — You can take the rest of the day off.
- spare, free (not filled with activity or work)
“Minulla on paljon vapaa-aikaa.” — I have a lot of free time.
- vacant, free, unoccupied
“vapaa radikaali” — free radical
“Istuin on vapaa.” — The seat is vacant.
- free (unattached, uncombined)
- freelance (working as a freelancer)
- unmarried, single, available
- free-range (of, pertaining to, or produced by animals that are allowed to roam freely, rather than being confined indoors)
“Ostan aina vapaan kanan munia.” — I always buy free-range eggs.
- free (without physical support)
“vapaalla kädellä” — free-hand
- unreleased, not pressed (e.g. of a string)
- free, free of charge
“vapaa pääsy” — free admission
- free, unconstrained
- linearly independent (of a set of vectors)
- leave (from work, military service, etc.)
- form-of, partitive, singularpartitive singular of vapa
Muodotvapaampi(comparative) · vapain(superlative) · vapaa(nominative, singular) · vapaat(nominative, plural) · vapaa(accusative, nominative, singular) · vapaat(accusative, nominative, plural) · vapaan(accusative, genitive, singular) · vapaat(accusative, genitive, plural) · vapaan(genitive, singular) · vapaiden(genitive, plural) · vapaitten(genitive, plural) · vapaata(partitive, singular) · vapaita(partitive, plural) · vapaassa(inessive, singular) · vapaissa(inessive, plural) · vapaasta(elative, singular) · vapaista(elative, plural) · vapaaseen(illative, singular) · vapaisiin(illative, plural) · vapaihin(illative, plural, rare)