sopiva

sopia +‎ -va

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopiʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞piʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -opiʋɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): so‧pi‧va

sopiva (comparative sopivampi, superlative sopivin) [with allative ‘to (a person)’ or illative ‘for, to (a thing)’]

1. suitable, fit, fitting, matching (of the correct size and shape or otherwise possessing the appropriate qualities for something)

   Synonym: istuva (chiefly of clothes)

   sopivat vaatteet ― fitting clothes

   sopiva ruuvi ― a fitting screw

2. suitable, appropriate, suited (adequate to some purpose, fulfilling requirements, right for some purpose)

   tehtävään sopiva työntekijä ― a suitable worker for the job

   Olisiko nyt sopiva hetki?

   Would now be a suitable time?

3. proper, appropriate, correct (in accordance with good manners or similar norms)

sopiva

1. present active participle of sopia

• “sopiva”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• povasi

sopiva

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of sopire

• posavi, spiavo, spiova