voimassa

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈʋoi̯mɑsːɑ/, [ˈʋo̞i̯mɑs̠ːɑ]
  • Rhymes: -oimɑsːɑ
  • Syllabification(key): voi‧mas‧sa

Noun

voimassa

  1. inessive singular of voima

Adverb

voimassa

  1. in force, valid, in effect, applicable
    olla voimassa ― to be valid, to be in effect, to stand, to apply
    Koulussa oppimasi kielioppisäännöt eivät ole enää voimassa.
    The grammar rules that you learned in school are no longer valid.

Usage notes

This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

Inflection
→○ illative voimaan
○ inessive voimassa
○→ elative –

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