huolissaan

The inessive plural of huoli (huolissa) with a possessive suffix.

• IPA^(key): /ˈhuo̯lisːɑːn/, [ˈhuo̞̯lis̠ːɑ̝ːn]
• Rhymes: -uolisːɑːn
• Syllabification^(key): huo‧lis‧saan
• Hyphenation^(key): huo‧lis‧saan

huolissaan

1. [while being] concerned, worried, bothered [with elative ‘about’; or with (genitive +) takia or (genitive +) vuoksi ‘for’]

   Olin huolissani hänestä.

   I was worried about him/her.

   Oletko huolissasi taloudellisesta tilanteestasi?

   Are you concerned about your financial situation?

This adverb can be used predicatively with olla (“to be”); it can be used as an adjective in other positions (such as attributively) by using oleva.

• “huolissaan”, 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 2 July 2023