Epävarmalle

Epävarmalle is the allative singular form of the Finnish adjective epävarma, meaning insecure or uncertain. In Finnish, adjectives can decline to agree with nouns, and adding the suffix -lle marks the allative case, used to indicate direction toward or for someone or something. Thus epävarmalle translates roughly as “to/for the insecure.”

Usage and form

The word is used as part of a noun phrase when describing a recipient or target characterized by insecurity. The corresponding plural form is epävarmille. Typical constructions include epävarmalle asiakkaalle (to/for the insecure customer), epävarmalle henkilölle (to/for the insecure person), or epävaralle nuorelle (to/for the insecure young person). The sense conveyed is descriptive and contextual, not a standalone lexical item.

Grammar notes

Epävarmalle is not a separate word with a fixed meaning beyond “to/for the insecure,” but a grammatical form of the adjective epävarma. It appears before the noun it modifies, within an allative phrase, and agrees in number with that noun. Finnish adjectives generally do not take independent case endings outside of the noun phrase; the allative suffix attaches to the adjective to express the intended case relationship.

See also

Finnish grammar, allative case, adjectives in Finnish, suffixal case marking, Finnish language morphology.

References

Standard Finnish grammar references on adjectives and the allative case provide the underlying rules for forms like epävarmalle.