# hankala
## Finnish
### Etymology

hanka +‎ -la

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑŋkɑlɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝ŋkɑ̝lɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑlɑ
* Hyphenation: han‧ka‧la

### Adjective

hankala (comparative hankalampi, superlative hankalin) [with allative ‘for’ and first infinitive ‘to’ (with verbs)]
* difficult, challenging (hard, not easy, requiring much effort)
* cumbersome, troublesome, burdensome, wearisome (requiring much work)
* inconvenient (not easy)
* awkward (not easily managed or effected)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hankala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hankalani
hankalani
accusative
nom.
hankalani
hankalani
gen.
hankalani
genitive
hankalani
hankalieni hankalaini $^{rare}$
partitive
hankalaani
hankaliani
inessive
hankalassani
hankalissani
elative
hankalastani
hankalistani
illative
hankalaani
hankaliini
adessive
hankalallani
hankalillani
ablative
hankalaltani
hankaliltani
allative
hankalalleni
hankalilleni
essive
hankalanani
hankalinani
translative
hankalakseni
hankalikseni
abessive
hankalattani
hankalittani
instructive
comitative
—hankalineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hankalasi
hankalasi
accusative
nom.
hankalasi
hankalasi
gen.
hankalasi
genitive
hankalasi
hankaliesi hankalaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
hankalaasi
hankaliasi
inessive
hankalassasi
hankalissasi
elative
hankalastasi
hankalistasi
illative
hankalaasi
hankaliisi
adessive
hankalallasi
hankalillasi
ablative
hankalaltasi
hankaliltasi
allative
hankalallesi
hankalillesi
essive
hankalanasi
hankalinasi
translative
hankalaksesi
hankaliksesi
abessive
hankalattasi
hankalittasi
instructive
comitative
—hankalinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hankalamme
hankalamme
accusative
nom.
hankalamme
hankalamme
gen.
hankalamme
genitive
hankalamme
hankaliemme hankalaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
hankalaamme
hankaliamme
inessive
hankalassamme
hankalissamme
elative
hankalastamme
hankalistamme
illative
hankalaamme
hankaliimme
adessive
hankalallamme
hankalillamme
ablative
hankalaltamme
hankaliltamme
allative
hankalallemme
hankalillemme
essive
hankalanamme
hankalinamme
translative
hankalaksemme
hankaliksemme
abessive
hankalattamme
hankalittamme
instructive
comitative
—hankalinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hankalanne
hankalanne
accusative
nom.
hankalanne
hankalanne
gen.
hankalanne
genitive
hankalanne
hankalienne hankalainne $^{rare}$
partitive
hankalaanne
hankalianne
inessive
hankalassanne
hankalissanne
elative
hankalastanne
hankalistanne
illative
hankalaanne
hankaliinne
adessive
hankalallanne
hankalillanne
ablative
hankalaltanne
hankaliltanne
allative
hankalallenne
hankalillenne
essive
hankalananne
hankalinanne
translative
hankalaksenne
hankaliksenne
abessive
hankalattanne
hankalittanne
instructive
comitative
—hankalinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hankalansa
hankalansa
accusative
nom.
hankalansa
hankalansa
gen.
hankalansa
genitive
hankalansa
hankaliensa hankalainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
hankalaansa
hankaliaan hankaliansa
inessive
hankalassaan hankalassansa
hankalissaan hankalissansa
elative
hankalastaan hankalastansa
hankalistaan hankalistansa
illative
hankalaansa
hankaliinsa
adessive
hankalallaan hankalallansa
hankalillaan hankalillansa
ablative
hankalaltaan hankalaltansa
hankaliltaan hankaliltansa
allative
hankalalleen hankalallensa
hankalilleen hankalillensa
essive
hankalanaan hankalanansa
hankalinaan hankalinansa
translative
hankalakseen hankalaksensa
hankalikseen hankaliksensa
abessive
hankalattaan hankalattansa
hankalittaan hankalittansa
instructive
comitative
—hankalineen hankalinensa :

#### Synonyms

* (difficult): haastava, vaikea
* (cumbersome): vaivalloinen
* (inconvenient): epämukava
* (awkward): kiusallinen, vaikea

#### Derived terms

* hankalasti
* hankaloittaa
* hankaloitua
* hankaluus
* hankalakulkuinen
* hankalakäyttöinen
* hankalatöinen

### Further reading

* “hankala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* kahlaan