Compound adjectives - Study Finnish

Compound adjectives that begin with the letter H

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Table for the list of adjectives that begin with the letter H
Finnish	English
Hiirenhiljaa	As quiet as a mouse
Hiuksenhieno	Subtle, hair fine

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Table for the list of compound adjectives that begin with the letter J
Finnish	English
Jääkylmä	Ice-cold, freezing

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Table for the list of compound adjectives that begin with the letter K
Finnish	English
Kalmankalpea	Deathly pale, cadaverous
Kivikova	Rock-hard, tough as nails
Kristallinkirkas	Crystal clear
Kullankallis	Supersweet, worth its weight in gold
Kullankeltainen	Golden yellow
Kuolemanvakava	Deathly serious, deadly serious
Kuolemanväsynyt	Dead tired

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Table for the list of compound adjectives that begin with the letter P
Finnish	English
Pähkähullu	Stark raving mad, mad as a hatter
Päivänselvä	Clear as day, obvious, self-evident
Patalaiska	Bone-idle
Pikimusta	Pitch black, jet-black
Pilkkopimeä	Pitch dark
Piripintaan	To the brim, to the rim
Putipuhdas	Spick-and-span, spotless

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Table for the list of compound adjectives that begin with the letter R
Finnish	English
Raivohullu	Mad with rage, raving mad
Ratkiriemukas	Hilarious, uproarious, side-splitting
Ruohonvihreä	Grass green
Rutiköyhä	Destitute, penniless
Rutikuiva	Bone-dry, parched, dry as dust

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Table for the list of compound adjectives that begin with the letter T
Finnish	English
Taivaansininen	Sky-blue, azure, cerulean
Täpötäysi	Crowded, overcrowded, chockfull
Täyskypsä	Fully ripe
Tuiki tärkeä	Of the utmost importance
Tuiki tavallinen	Very normal
Tulikuuma	Scalding, piping hot, red-hot
Tulipunainen	Fire red, scarlet
Typötyhjä	Completely empty

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Table for the list of compound adjectives that begin with the letter V
Finnish	English
Veitsenterävä	Razor-sharp, sharp as a knife
Ventovieras	Complete stranger
Vihoviimeinen	The very last
Vitivalkoinen	Pure white
Vuorenvarma	Dead certain, sure-fire, cocksure

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Table for the list of compound adjectives that begin with the letter Y
Finnish	English
Ypöyksin	All alone