hassu

Finnish

Etymology

hassa- + -u (same root as hassallaan), probably also influenced by hauska.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑsːu/, [ˈhɑ̝s̠ːu]
  • Rhymes: -ɑsːu
  • Syllabification(key): has‧su

Adjective

hassu (comparative hassumpi, superlative hassuin)

  1. funny, silly
    Minulle sattui tänään hassu juttu.
    A funny thing happened to me today.
  2. silly (playful)
  3. weird (strange)

Usage notes

hassu is mainly a positive word. If someone is silly in a negative way, the Finnish equivalent is typerä.

Declension

Inflection of hassu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative hassu hassut
genitive hassun hassujen
partitive hassua hassuja
illative hassuun hassuihin
singular plural
nominative hassu hassut
accusative nom. hassu hassut
gen. hassun
genitive hassun hassujen
partitive hassua hassuja
inessive hassussa hassuissa
elative hassusta hassuista
illative hassuun hassuihin
adessive hassulla hassuilla
ablative hassulta hassuilta
allative hassulle hassuille
essive hassuna hassuina
translative hassuksi hassuiksi
abessive hassutta hassuitta
instructive hassuin
comitative hassuine
Possessive forms of hassu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hassuni hassuni
accusative nom. hassuni hassuni
gen. hassuni
genitive hassuni hassujeni
partitive hassuani hassujani
inessive hassussani hassuissani
elative hassustani hassuistani
illative hassuuni hassuihini
adessive hassullani hassuillani
ablative hassultani hassuiltani
allative hassulleni hassuilleni
essive hassunani hassuinani
translative hassukseni hassuikseni
abessive hassuttani hassuittani
instructive
comitative hassuineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative hassusi hassusi
accusative nom. hassusi hassusi
gen. hassusi
genitive hassusi hassujesi
partitive hassuasi hassujasi
inessive hassussasi hassuissasi
elative hassustasi hassuistasi
illative hassuusi hassuihisi
adessive hassullasi hassuillasi
ablative hassultasi hassuiltasi
allative hassullesi hassuillesi
essive hassunasi hassuinasi
translative hassuksesi hassuiksesi
abessive hassuttasi hassuittasi
instructive
comitative hassuinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hassumme hassumme
accusative nom. hassumme hassumme
gen. hassumme
genitive hassumme hassujemme
partitive hassuamme hassujamme
inessive hassussamme hassuissamme
elative hassustamme hassuistamme
illative hassuumme hassuihimme
adessive hassullamme hassuillamme
ablative hassultamme hassuiltamme
allative hassullemme hassuillemme
essive hassunamme hassuinamme
translative hassuksemme hassuiksemme
abessive hassuttamme hassuittamme
instructive
comitative hassuinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative hassunne hassunne
accusative nom. hassunne hassunne
gen. hassunne
genitive hassunne hassujenne
partitive hassuanne hassujanne
inessive hassussanne hassuissanne
elative hassustanne hassuistanne
illative hassuunne hassuihinne
adessive hassullanne hassuillanne
ablative hassultanne hassuiltanne
allative hassullenne hassuillenne
essive hassunanne hassuinanne
translative hassuksenne hassuiksenne
abessive hassuttanne hassuittanne
instructive
comitative hassuinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative hassunsa hassunsa
accusative nom. hassunsa hassunsa
gen. hassunsa
genitive hassunsa hassujensa
partitive hassuaan
hassuansa
hassujaan
hassujansa
inessive hassussaan
hassussansa
hassuissaan
hassuissansa
elative hassustaan
hassustansa
hassuistaan
hassuistansa
illative hassuunsa hassuihinsa
adessive hassullaan
hassullansa
hassuillaan
hassuillansa
ablative hassultaan
hassultansa
hassuiltaan
hassuiltansa
allative hassulleen
hassullensa
hassuilleen
hassuillensa
essive hassunaan
hassunansa
hassuinaan
hassuinansa
translative hassukseen
hassuksensa
hassuikseen
hassuiksensa
abessive hassuttaan
hassuttansa
hassuittaan
hassuittansa
instructive
comitative hassuineen
hassuinensa

Derived terms

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