varoa
Finnish
Etymology
Probably vara (“caution, concern, care”) + -oa. May also be more directly borrowed from a descendant of Proto-Germanic *warōną (“to watch; protect”). Cognate with Veps varaita.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑroɑˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝ro̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑroɑ
- Syllabification(key): va‧ro‧a
Verb
varoa
- (transitive, usually atelic) to look out for, watch out for, beware of; (with verbs) avoid (accidentally) (doing = elative of the third infinitive)
- Varo koiraa, kun astut ovesta sisään.
- Watch out for the dog when you step in through the door.
- Varo ärsyttämästä ihoasi.
- Beware of irritating the skin. / Avoid irritating the skin.
- Varokaa heikkoa jäätä.
- Watch out for thin ice.
- (transitive, usually atelic) to be careful with/of, handle carefully
Conjugation
| Inflection of varoa (Kotus type 52/sanoa, no gradation) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| indicative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present tense | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | varon | en varo | 1st sing. | olen varonut | en ole varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | varot | et varo | 2nd sing. | olet varonut | et ole varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | varoo | ei varo | 3rd sing. | on varonut | ei ole varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | varomme | emme varo | 1st plur. | olemme varoneet | emme ole varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | varotte | ette varo | 2nd plur. | olette varoneet | ette ole varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | varovat | eivät varo | 3rd plur. | ovat varoneet | eivät ole varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | varotaan | ei varota | passive | on varottu | ei ole varottu | ||||||||||||||||
| past tense | pluperfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | varoin | en varonut | 1st sing. | olin varonut | en ollut varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | varoit | et varonut | 2nd sing. | olit varonut | et ollut varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | varoi | ei varonut | 3rd sing. | oli varonut | ei ollut varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | varoimme | emme varoneet | 1st plur. | olimme varoneet | emme olleet varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | varoitte | ette varoneet | 2nd plur. | olitte varoneet | ette olleet varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | varoivat | eivät varoneet | 3rd plur. | olivat varoneet | eivät olleet varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | varottiin | ei varottu | passive | oli varottu | ei ollut varottu | ||||||||||||||||
| conditional mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | varoisin | en varoisi | 1st sing. | olisin varonut | en olisi varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | varoisit | et varoisi | 2nd sing. | olisit varonut | et olisi varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | varoisi | ei varoisi | 3rd sing. | olisi varonut | ei olisi varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | varoisimme | emme varoisi | 1st plur. | olisimme varoneet | emme olisi varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | varoisitte | ette varoisi | 2nd plur. | olisitte varoneet | ette olisi varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | varoisivat | eivät varoisi | 3rd plur. | olisivat varoneet | eivät olisi varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | varottaisiin | ei varottaisi | passive | olisi varottu | ei olisi varottu | ||||||||||||||||
| imperative mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | — | — | 1st sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | varo | älä varo | 2nd sing. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | varokoon | älköön varoko | 3rd sing. | olkoon varonut | älköön olko varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | varokaamme | älkäämme varoko | 1st plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | varokaa | älkää varoko | 2nd plur. | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | varokoot | älkööt varoko | 3rd plur. | olkoot varoneet | älkööt olko varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | varottakoon | älköön varottako | passive | olkoon varottu | älköön olko varottu | ||||||||||||||||
| potential mood | |||||||||||||||||||||
| present | perfect | ||||||||||||||||||||
| person | positive | negative | person | positive | negative | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st sing. | varonen | en varone | 1st sing. | lienen varonut | en liene varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd sing. | varonet | et varone | 2nd sing. | lienet varonut | et liene varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd sing. | varonee | ei varone | 3rd sing. | lienee varonut | ei liene varonut | ||||||||||||||||
| 1st plur. | varonemme | emme varone | 1st plur. | lienemme varoneet | emme liene varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 2nd plur. | varonette | ette varone | 2nd plur. | lienette varoneet | ette liene varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| 3rd plur. | varonevat | eivät varone | 3rd plur. | lienevät varoneet | eivät liene varoneet | ||||||||||||||||
| passive | varottaneen | ei varottane | passive | lienee varottu | ei liene varottu | ||||||||||||||||
| Nominal forms | |||||||||||||||||||||
| infinitives | participles | ||||||||||||||||||||
| active | passive | active | passive | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1st | varoa | present | varova | varottava | |||||||||||||||||
| long 1st1 |
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past | varonut | varottu | |||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | inessive2 | varoessa | varottaessa | agent3 | varoma | ||||||||||||||||
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negative | varomaton | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | varoen | — | 1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | inessive | varomassa | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| elative | varomasta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| illative | varomaan | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| adessive | varomalla | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| abessive | varomatta | — | |||||||||||||||||||
| instructive | varoman | varottaman | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th4 | verbal noun | varominen | |||||||||||||||||||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “varoa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-04
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