Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑstɑ
- Hyphenation(key): vas‧ta
Etymology 1
< vasta- (“counter-; just, recently, freshly”)
Adverb
vasta
- Expressing delay or that something takes place later; not ... until, only, but
- Antonym: jo
Hänen piti tulla tänään, mutta hän tuleekin vasta ylihuomenna.- He was expected today, but he does not come until the day after tomorrow.
Ota ensin asioista selvää, ja puhu vasta sitten!- First find out the facts and speak only thereafter!
- Expressing that something happened only recently; newly, freshly, just
- Synonyms: juuri, (colloquial) just, justiin, justiinsa
- Antonym: jo
- vasta leivottu ― freshly baked
- vasta äsken ― just a while ago
- Expressing disappointment or frustration in a task; only
- Synonym: vain
- Antonyms: jo, jopa
Hän oli tässä kilpailussa vasta kolmantena.- He was only third in this race.
Olen edennyt vasta vähän kaikista ponnisteluistani huolimatta.- Despite all my effort I have made only a little progress until now.
Olemme kävelleet vasta kymmenen kilometriä ja olen jo aivan uupunut.- We have walked only ten kilometers and I am already completely exhausted.
Ja nyt vasta hän huomaa kertoa jotain noin tärkeää...- Now he thinks to tell me something so important...
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old East Slavic хвостъ (xvostŭ). Related to Ingrian vasta, Karelian vašta, Ludian vast and Veps vast. Alternatively a Germanic borrowing; compare Swedish kvast.
Noun
vasta
- bath broom, a kind of whip made of birch twigs and used in the sauna to enhance the effect of heat by gently beating oneself with it.
- Synonyms: vihta, saunavasta, saunavihta
Usage notes
See usage notes under vihta.
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
Inflection of vasta (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) |
nominative |
vasta |
vastat |
genitive |
vastan |
vastojen |
partitive |
vastaa |
vastoja |
illative |
vastaan |
vastoihin |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vasta |
vastat |
accusative |
nom. |
vasta |
vastat |
gen. |
vastan |
genitive |
vastan |
vastojen vastain rare |
partitive |
vastaa |
vastoja |
inessive |
vastassa |
vastoissa |
elative |
vastasta |
vastoista |
illative |
vastaan |
vastoihin |
adessive |
vastalla |
vastoilla |
ablative |
vastalta |
vastoilta |
allative |
vastalle |
vastoille |
essive |
vastana |
vastoina |
translative |
vastaksi |
vastoiksi |
abessive |
vastatta |
vastoitta |
instructive |
— |
vastoin |
comitative |
See the possessive forms below. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
first-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vastani |
vastani |
accusative |
nom. |
vastani |
vastani |
gen. |
vastani |
genitive |
vastani |
vastojeni vastaini rare |
partitive |
vastaani |
vastojani |
inessive |
vastassani |
vastoissani |
elative |
vastastani |
vastoistani |
illative |
vastaani |
vastoihini |
adessive |
vastallani |
vastoillani |
ablative |
vastaltani |
vastoiltani |
allative |
vastalleni |
vastoilleni |
essive |
vastanani |
vastoinani |
translative |
vastakseni |
vastoikseni |
abessive |
vastattani |
vastoittani |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | vastoineni |
second-person singular possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vastasi |
vastasi |
accusative |
nom. |
vastasi |
vastasi |
gen. |
vastasi |
genitive |
vastasi |
vastojesi vastaisi rare |
partitive |
vastaasi |
vastojasi |
inessive |
vastassasi |
vastoissasi |
elative |
vastastasi |
vastoistasi |
illative |
vastaasi |
vastoihisi |
adessive |
vastallasi |
vastoillasi |
ablative |
vastaltasi |
vastoiltasi |
allative |
vastallesi |
vastoillesi |
essive |
vastanasi |
vastoinasi |
translative |
vastaksesi |
vastoiksesi |
abessive |
vastattasi |
vastoittasi |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | vastoinesi |
first-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vastamme |
vastamme |
accusative |
nom. |
vastamme |
vastamme |
gen. |
vastamme |
genitive |
vastamme |
vastojemme vastaimme rare |
partitive |
vastaamme |
vastojamme |
inessive |
vastassamme |
vastoissamme |
elative |
vastastamme |
vastoistamme |
illative |
vastaamme |
vastoihimme |
adessive |
vastallamme |
vastoillamme |
ablative |
vastaltamme |
vastoiltamme |
allative |
vastallemme |
vastoillemme |
essive |
vastanamme |
vastoinamme |
translative |
vastaksemme |
vastoiksemme |
abessive |
vastattamme |
vastoittamme |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | vastoinemme |
second-person plural possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vastanne |
vastanne |
accusative |
nom. |
vastanne |
vastanne |
gen. |
vastanne |
genitive |
vastanne |
vastojenne vastainne rare |
partitive |
vastaanne |
vastojanne |
inessive |
vastassanne |
vastoissanne |
elative |
vastastanne |
vastoistanne |
illative |
vastaanne |
vastoihinne |
adessive |
vastallanne |
vastoillanne |
ablative |
vastaltanne |
vastoiltanne |
allative |
vastallenne |
vastoillenne |
essive |
vastananne |
vastoinanne |
translative |
vastaksenne |
vastoiksenne |
abessive |
vastattanne |
vastoittanne |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | vastoinenne |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
vastansa |
vastansa |
accusative |
nom. |
vastansa |
vastansa |
gen. |
vastansa |
genitive |
vastansa |
vastojensa vastainsa rare |
partitive |
vastaansa |
vastojaan vastojansa |
inessive |
vastassaan vastassansa |
vastoissaan vastoissansa |
elative |
vastastaan vastastansa |
vastoistaan vastoistansa |
illative |
vastaansa |
vastoihinsa |
adessive |
vastallaan vastallansa |
vastoillaan vastoillansa |
ablative |
vastaltaan vastaltansa |
vastoiltaan vastoiltansa |
allative |
vastalleen vastallensa |
vastoilleen vastoillensa |
essive |
vastanaan vastanansa |
vastoinaan vastoinansa |
translative |
vastakseen vastaksensa |
vastoikseen vastoiksensa |
abessive |
vastattaan vastattansa |
vastoittaan vastoittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | vastoineen vastoinensa |
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Derived terms
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