Adjective: harva
Declension: 9/kala
Comparison
| Positive | harva |
| Comparative | harvempi |
| Superlative | harvin |
Positive
Singular
| Nominative | harva |
| Accusative | harva; harvan |
| Genetive | harvan |
| Partitive | harvaa |
| Inessive | harvassa |
| Elative | harvasta |
| Illative | harvaan |
| Adessive | harvalla |
| Ablative | harvalta |
| Allative | harvalle |
| Essive | harvana |
| Translative | harvaksi |
| Abessive | harvatta |
Plural
| Nominative | harvat |
| Accusative | harvat |
| Genetive | harvojen |
| Partitive | harvoja |
| Inessive | harvoissa |
| Elative | harvoista |
| Illative | harvoihin |
| Adessive | harvoilla |
| Ablative | harvoilta |
| Allative | harvoille |
| Essive | harvoina |
| Translative | harvoiksi |
| Abessive | harvoitta |
| Instructive | harvoin |
| Comitative | harvoine |
Comparative
Singular
| Nominative | harvempi |
| Accusative | harvempi; harvemman |
| Genetive | harvemman |
| Partitive | harvempaa |
| Inessive | harvemmassa |
| Elative | harvemmasta |
| Illative | harvempaan |
| Adessive | harvemmalla |
| Ablative | harvemmalta |
| Allative | harvemmalle |
| Essive | harvempana |
| Translative | harvemmaksi |
| Abessive | harvemmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | harvemmat |
| Accusative | harvemmat |
| Genetive | harvempien |
| Partitive | harvempia |
| Inessive | harvemmissa |
| Elative | harvemmista |
| Illative | harvempiin |
| Adessive | harvemmilla |
| Ablative | harvemmilta |
| Allative | harvemmille |
| Essive | harvempina |
| Translative | harvemmiksi |
| Abessive | harvemmitta |
| Instructive | harvemmin |
| Comitative | harvempine |
Superlative
Singular
| Nominative | harvin |
| Accusative | harvin; harvimman |
| Genetive | harvimman |
| Partitive | harvimpaa |
| Inessive | harvimmassa |
| Elative | harvimmasta |
| Illative | harvimpaan |
| Adessive | harvimmalla |
| Ablative | harvimmalta |
| Allative | harvimmalle |
| Essive | harvimpana |
| Translative | harvimmaksi |
| Abessive | harvimmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | harvimmat |
| Accusative | harvimmat |
| Genetive | harvimpien; harvinten |
| Partitive | harvimpia |
| Inessive | harvimmissa |
| Elative | harvimmista |
| Illative | harvimpiin |
| Adessive | harvimmilla |
| Ablative | harvimmilta |
| Allative | harvimmille |
| Essive | harvimpina |
| Translative | harvimmiksi |
| Abessive | harvimmitta |
| Instructive | harvimmin |
| Comitative | harvimpine |
Sample Sentences
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Vain harvat ja valitut kutsutaan näihin juhliin. (Only select few get the invitation into this party.)
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Harvoja poikkeuksia lukuun ottamatta. (Apart from few exceptions.)
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Olen kertonut tästä vain harvoille. (I have only told a few (people) about this.)
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Harva ihminen ehtii harrastaa mitään nykyään. (Few people find the time for hobbies these days.)
Adjectives inflected like harva
epävarma,
idioottivarma,
toimintavarma,
p∗ska,
väkivahva,
kateenpaska,
käyttövarma,
laiha,
laaja,
lauha,
hilja,
harva,
paska,
varma,
vanha,
vahva,
voitonvarma,
itsevarma,
laiska,
leuhka, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *harva (compare Estonian harv, Ingrian harva), from Proto-Uralic [Term?] (compare Erzya чуро (čuro, “rare, sparse”) and Southern Khanty турәп (turəp, “sparse”)).
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