epävarm

Epävarm is not a standard Finnish word in contemporary usage. The ordinary adjective describing lack of certainty or confidence is epävarma, from the prefix epä- meaning not and varma meaning certain. In most modern texts, epävarm is not used as a separate entry; if it appears, it is usually considered nonstandard, dialectal, or a historical variant. The related noun is epävarmuus and the adverb is epävarmasti.

In standard Finnish, epävarma describes situations, decisions, or statements that are not certain or reliable. Examples include epävarma tilanne (an uncertain situation), epävarma päätös (an uncertain decision), and tiedot ovat epävarmoja (the information is uncertain). Epävarmuus refers to the general concept of uncertainty, while epävarmasti is used to express how something is done in an uncertain manner.

Epävarm may occasionally be encountered in older texts, dialectal writing, or as a mistaken or shortened form of epävarma. In formal or careful writing, it is advisable to use epävarma instead and to reserve epävarmuus and epävarmasti for the corresponding noun and adverb forms. For readers and editors, recognizing epävarm as a nonstandard variant helps preserve clarity and consistency in Finnish usage.