hankala

See also: Hankala

Finnish

Etymology

hanka (“fork”) +‎ -la, probably through the sense of something forked snagging, causing resistance.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑŋkɑlɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝ŋkɑ̝lɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑŋkɑlɑ
• Syllabification^(key): han‧ka‧la
• Hyphenation^(key): han‧ka‧la

Adjective

hankala (comparative hankalampi, superlative hankalin) [with allative ‘for’ and first infinitive ‘to’ (with verbs)]

1. difficult, challenging, tricky, inconvenient (hard, not easy, requiring much effort)

   Synonyms: vaikea, haastava

2. cumbersome, troublesome, burdensome, wearisome (requiring much work)

   Synonyms: vaivalloinen, työläs

3. awkward (not easily managed or effected)

   Synonyms: kiusallinen, vaikea

Declension

Inflection of hankala (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		hankala	hankalat
genitive		hankalan	hankalien
partitive		hankalaa	hankalia
illative		hankalaan	hankaliin
		singular	plural
nominative		hankala	hankalat
accusative	nom.	hankala	hankalat
	gen.	hankalan
genitive		hankalan	hankalien hankalain rare
partitive		hankalaa	hankalia
inessive		hankalassa	hankalissa
elative		hankalasta	hankalista
illative		hankalaan	hankaliin
adessive		hankalalla	hankalilla
ablative		hankalalta	hankalilta
allative		hankalalle	hankalille
essive		hankalana	hankalina
translative		hankalaksi	hankaliksi
abessive		hankalatta	hankalitta
instructive		—	hankalin
comitative		—	hankaline

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

Derived terms

• hankalasti
• hankaloittaa
• hankaloitua
• hankaluus

compounds

• hankalakulkuinen
• hankalakäyttöinen
• hankalatöinen

Further reading

• “hankala”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• kahlaan