# usea
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *usëda. Cognates include Ingrian ussia, Karelian usie and Votic usõa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈuseɑ/, [ˈus̠e̞ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -useɑ
* Hyphenation: usea

### Adjective

usea (comparative useampi, superlative usein)
* many, several, a lot (of)
    Useat (meistä) ovat huolissaan asiasta.Many (of us) are worried about this matter.
    Pyysin häntä mukaan useita kertoja, mutta hän ei lähtenyt.I asked her to come along several times, but she didn't.

#### Declension

Possessive forms of usea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
useani
useani
accusative
nom.
useani
useani
gen.
useani
genitive
useani
useideni useitteni useaini $^{rare}$
partitive
useaani useatani
useitani
inessive
useassani
useissani
elative
useastani
useistani
illative
useaani
useisiini useihini
adessive
useallani
useillani
ablative
usealtani
useiltani
allative
usealleni
useilleni
essive
useanani
useinani
translative
useakseni
useikseni
abessive
useattani
useittani
instructive
comitative
—useineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
useasi
useasi
accusative
nom.
useasi
useasi
gen.
useasi
genitive
useasi
useidesi useittesi useaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
useaasi useatasi
useitasi
inessive
useassasi
useissasi
elative
useastasi
useistasi
illative
useaasi
useisiisi useihisi
adessive
useallasi
useillasi
ablative
usealtasi
useiltasi
allative
useallesi
useillesi
essive
useanasi
useinasi
translative
useaksesi
useiksesi
abessive
useattasi
useittasi
instructive
comitative
—useinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
useamme
useamme
accusative
nom.
useamme
useamme
gen.
useamme
genitive
useamme
useidemme useittemme useaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
useaamme useatamme
useitamme
inessive
useassamme
useissamme
elative
useastamme
useistamme
illative
useaamme
useisiimme useihimme
adessive
useallamme
useillamme
ablative
usealtamme
useiltamme
allative
useallemme
useillemme
essive
useanamme
useinamme
translative
useaksemme
useiksemme
abessive
useattamme
useittamme
instructive
comitative
—useinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
useanne
useanne
accusative
nom.
useanne
useanne
gen.
useanne
genitive
useanne
useidenne useittenne useainne $^{rare}$
partitive
useaanne useatanne
useitanne
inessive
useassanne
useissanne
elative
useastanne
useistanne
illative
useaanne
useisiinne useihinne
adessive
useallanne
useillanne
ablative
usealtanne
useiltanne
allative
useallenne
useillenne
essive
useananne
useinanne
translative
useaksenne
useiksenne
abessive
useattanne
useittanne
instructive
comitative
—useinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
useansa
useansa
accusative
nom.
useansa
useansa
gen.
useansa
genitive
useansa
useidensa useittensa useainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
useataan useaansa useatansa
useitaan useitansa
inessive
useassaan useassansa
useissaan useissansa
elative
useastaan useastansa
useistaan useistansa
illative
useaansa
useisiinsa useihinsa
adessive
useallaan useallansa
useillaan useillansa
ablative
usealtaan usealtansa
useiltaan useiltansa
allative
usealleen useallensa
useilleen useillensa
essive
useanaan useanansa
useinaan useinansa
translative
useakseen useaksensa
useikseen useiksensa
abessive
useattaan useattansa
useittaan useittansa
instructive
comitative
—useineen useinensa :

#### Alternative forms

* usia (South Ostrobothnia)

#### Synonyms

* moni

#### Derived terms

* useanlainen
* useasti
* useus

### Further reading

* “usea”, 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 2023-07-04