Adjective: kiva
Declension: 9/kala
Comparison
| Positive | kiva |
| Comparative | kivempi; kivampi |
| Superlative | kivoin; kivin |
Positive
Singular
| Nominative | kiva |
| Accusative | kiva; kivan |
| Genetive | kivan |
| Partitive | kivaa |
| Inessive | kivassa |
| Elative | kivasta |
| Illative | kivaan |
| Adessive | kivalla |
| Ablative | kivalta |
| Allative | kivalle |
| Essive | kivana |
| Translative | kivaksi |
| Abessive | kivatta |
Plural
| Nominative | kivat |
| Accusative | kivat |
| Genetive | kivojen |
| Partitive | kivoja |
| Inessive | kivoissa |
| Elative | kivoista |
| Illative | kivoihin |
| Adessive | kivoilla |
| Ablative | kivoilta |
| Allative | kivoille |
| Essive | kivoina |
| Translative | kivoiksi |
| Abessive | kivoitta |
| Instructive | kivoin |
| Comitative | kivoine |
Comparative
Singular
| Nominative | kivempi |
| Accusative | kivempi; kivemman |
| Genetive | kivemman |
| Partitive | kivempaa |
| Inessive | kivemmassa |
| Elative | kivemmasta |
| Illative | kivempaan |
| Adessive | kivemmalla |
| Ablative | kivemmalta |
| Allative | kivemmalle |
| Essive | kivempana |
| Translative | kivemmaksi |
| Abessive | kivemmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | kivemmat |
| Accusative | kivemmat |
| Genetive | kivempien |
| Partitive | kivempia |
| Inessive | kivemmissa |
| Elative | kivemmista |
| Illative | kivempiin |
| Adessive | kivemmilla |
| Ablative | kivemmilta |
| Allative | kivemmille |
| Essive | kivempina |
| Translative | kivemmiksi |
| Abessive | kivemmitta |
| Instructive | kivemmin |
| Comitative | kivempine |
Superlative
Singular
| Nominative | kivoin |
| Accusative | kivoin; kivoimman |
| Genetive | kivoimman |
| Partitive | kivoimpaa |
| Inessive | kivoimmassa |
| Elative | kivoimmasta |
| Illative | kivoimpaan |
| Adessive | kivoimmalla |
| Ablative | kivoimmalta |
| Allative | kivoimmalle |
| Essive | kivoimpana |
| Translative | kivoimmaksi |
| Abessive | kivoimmatta |
Plural
| Nominative | kivoimmat |
| Accusative | kivoimmat |
| Genetive | kivoimpien; kivointen |
| Partitive | kivoimpia |
| Inessive | kivoimmissa |
| Elative | kivoimmista |
| Illative | kivoimpiin |
| Adessive | kivoimmilla |
| Ablative | kivoimmilta |
| Allative | kivoimmille |
| Essive | kivoimpina |
| Translative | kivoimmiksi |
| Abessive | kivoimmitta |
| Instructive | kivoimmin |
| Comitative | kivoimpine |
Sample Sentences
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kiva ihminen (nice person)
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Se oli kivaa! (It was fun!)
Etymology
Probably from the same root as kipakka. Originally "fast". The modern sense "nice, pleasant" can be traced back to northern Finnish, whence it spread elsewhere.
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