Adjective: vakaa
Declension: 17/vapaa
Comparison
| Positive | vakaa |
| Comparative | vakaampi |
| Superlative | vakain |
Positive
Singular
| Nominative | vakaa |
| Accusative | vakaa; vakaan |
| Genetive | vakaan |
| Partitive | vakaata |
| Inessive | vakaassa |
| Elative | vakaasta |
| Illative | vakaaseen |
| Adessive | vakaalla |
| Ablative | vakaalta |
| Allative | vakaalle |
| Essive | vakaana |
| Translative | vakaaksi |
| Abessive | vakaatta |
Plural
| Nominative | vakaat |
| Accusative | vakaat |
| Genetive | vakaiden; vakaitten |
| Partitive | vakaita |
| Inessive | vakaissa |
| Elative | vakaista |
| Illative | vakaisiin |
| Adessive | vakailla |
| Ablative | vakailta |
| Allative | vakaille |
| Essive | vakaina |
| Translative | vakaiksi |
| Abessive | vakaitta |
| Instructive | vakain |
| Comitative | vakaine |
Comparative
Singular
| Nominative | vakaampi |
| Accusative | vakaampi; vakaamman |
| Genetive | vakaamman |
| Partitive | vakaampaa |
| Inessive | vakaammassa |
| Elative | vakaammasta |
| Illative | vakaampaan |
| Adessive | vakaammalla |
| Ablative | vakaammalta |
| Allative | vakaammalle |
| Essive | vakaampana |
| Translative | vakaammaksi |
| Abessive | vakaammatta |
Plural
| Nominative | vakaammat |
| Accusative | vakaammat |
| Genetive | vakaampien |
| Partitive | vakaampia |
| Inessive | vakaammissa |
| Elative | vakaammista |
| Illative | vakaampiin |
| Adessive | vakaammilla |
| Ablative | vakaammilta |
| Allative | vakaammille |
| Essive | vakaampina |
| Translative | vakaammiksi |
| Abessive | vakaammitta |
| Instructive | vakaammin |
| Comitative | vakaampine |
Superlative
Singular
| Nominative | vakain |
| Accusative | vakain; vakaimman |
| Genetive | vakaimman |
| Partitive | vakaimpaa |
| Inessive | vakaimmassa |
| Elative | vakaimmasta |
| Illative | vakaimpaan |
| Adessive | vakaimmalla |
| Ablative | vakaimmalta |
| Allative | vakaimmalle |
| Essive | vakaimpana |
| Translative | vakaimmaksi |
| Abessive | vakaimmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | vakaimmat |
| Accusative | vakaimmat |
| Genetive | vakaimpien; vakainten |
| Partitive | vakaimpia |
| Inessive | vakaimmissa |
| Elative | vakaimmista |
| Illative | vakaimpiin |
| Adessive | vakaimmilla |
| Ablative | vakaimmilta |
| Allative | vakaimmille |
| Essive | vakaimpina |
| Translative | vakaimmiksi |
| Abessive | vakaimmitta |
| Instructive | vakaimmin |
| Comitative | vakaimpine |
Sample Sentences
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vakaa tasapaino (steady balance)
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vakaa hintataso (stable prices / stable price level)
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vakaa päätös (a firm decision)
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Mutta he pettivät häntä suullaan ja valhettelivat hänelle kielellänsä;
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sillä heidän sydämensä ei ollut vakaa häntä kohtaan, eivätkä he olleet uskolliset hänen liitossansa. (Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
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For their heart was not right with him, neither were they stedfast in his covenant.) [1933/1938, Pyhä Raamattu [The Holy Bible], Helsinki: Suomen Pipliaseura, Psalmit (Psalms) 78:36–37:]
Adjectives inflected like vakaa
savunharmaa,
huoltovapaa,
vaaleanharmaa,
epävakaa,
epävapaa,
kaurapuuronharmaa,
verovapaa,
ruskeanharmaa,
vihreänharmaa,
tummanharmaa,
vapaa,
vajaa,
vakaa,
hopeanharmaa,
älyvapaa,
tuhkanharmaa,
harmaa,
suuntavakaa,
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vaka (compare Estonian vaga (“righteous”), Ingrian vaka (“peaceful, quiet”), Livonian vagā (“calm, peaceful”)). The long vowel probably emerged as a means to ensure the strong grade in all forms, and may have been inspired by vajaa and vapaa.
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