Finnish
Etymology
Either a loan from Yiddish חבֿר (khaver, “friend, boyfriend”), or a blend of kamraati + toveri.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑʋeri/, [ˈkɑ̝ʋe̞ri]
- Rhymes: -ɑʋeri
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ve‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): ka‧ve‧ri
Noun
kaveri
- friend, buddy, pal, mate
- Mene leikkimään kavereittesi/kavereidesi kanssa! ― Go play with your friends!
- (colloquial) dude, bloke, guy, fellow
- Kukas tuo kaveri on? ― Who's that dude?
Usage notes
- (friend): kaveri expresses a more casual and less intimate friendship than ystävä.
Declension
| Inflection of kaveri (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kaveri
|
kaverit
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| genitive
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kaverin
|
kaverien
kavereiden
kavereitten
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| partitive
|
kaveria
|
kavereita
kavereja
|
| illative
|
kaveriin
|
kavereihin
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
kaveri
|
kaverit
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kaveri
|
kaverit
|
| gen.
|
kaverin
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| genitive
|
kaverin
|
kaverien
kavereiden
kavereitten
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| partitive
|
kaveria
|
kavereita
kavereja
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| inessive
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kaverissa
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kavereissa
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| elative
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kaverista
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kavereista
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| illative
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kaveriin
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kavereihin
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| adessive
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kaverilla
|
kavereilla
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| ablative
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kaverilta
|
kavereilta
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| allative
|
kaverille
|
kavereille
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| essive
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kaverina
|
kavereina
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| translative
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kaveriksi
|
kavereiksi
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| abessive
|
kaveritta
|
kavereitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
kaverein
|
| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kaverini
|
kaverini
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kaverini
|
kaverini
|
| gen.
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kaverini
|
| genitive
|
kaverini
|
kaverieni
kavereideni
kavereitteni
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| partitive
|
kaveriani
|
kavereitani
kaverejani
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| inessive
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kaverissani
|
kavereissani
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| elative
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kaveristani
|
kavereistani
|
| illative
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kaveriini
|
kavereihini
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| adessive
|
kaverillani
|
kavereillani
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| ablative
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kaveriltani
|
kavereiltani
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| allative
|
kaverilleni
|
kavereilleni
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| essive
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kaverinani
|
kavereinani
|
| translative
|
kaverikseni
|
kavereikseni
|
| abessive
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kaverittani
|
kavereittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kavereineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kaverisi
|
kaverisi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kaverisi
|
kaverisi
|
| gen.
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kaverisi
|
| genitive
|
kaverisi
|
kaveriesi
kavereidesi
kavereittesi
|
| partitive
|
kaveriasi
|
kavereitasi
kaverejasi
|
| inessive
|
kaverissasi
|
kavereissasi
|
| elative
|
kaveristasi
|
kavereistasi
|
| illative
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kaveriisi
|
kavereihisi
|
| adessive
|
kaverillasi
|
kavereillasi
|
| ablative
|
kaveriltasi
|
kavereiltasi
|
| allative
|
kaverillesi
|
kavereillesi
|
| essive
|
kaverinasi
|
kavereinasi
|
| translative
|
kaveriksesi
|
kavereiksesi
|
| abessive
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kaverittasi
|
kavereittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kavereinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kaverimme
|
kaverimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kaverimme
|
kaverimme
|
| gen.
|
kaverimme
|
| genitive
|
kaverimme
|
kaveriemme
kavereidemme
kavereittemme
|
| partitive
|
kaveriamme
|
kavereitamme
kaverejamme
|
| inessive
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kaverissamme
|
kavereissamme
|
| elative
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kaveristamme
|
kavereistamme
|
| illative
|
kaveriimme
|
kavereihimme
|
| adessive
|
kaverillamme
|
kavereillamme
|
| ablative
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kaveriltamme
|
kavereiltamme
|
| allative
|
kaverillemme
|
kavereillemme
|
| essive
|
kaverinamme
|
kavereinamme
|
| translative
|
kaveriksemme
|
kavereiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kaverittamme
|
kavereittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kavereinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kaverinne
|
kaverinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kaverinne
|
kaverinne
|
| gen.
|
kaverinne
|
| genitive
|
kaverinne
|
kaverienne
kavereidenne
kavereittenne
|
| partitive
|
kaverianne
|
kavereitanne
kaverejanne
|
| inessive
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kaverissanne
|
kavereissanne
|
| elative
|
kaveristanne
|
kavereistanne
|
| illative
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kaveriinne
|
kavereihinne
|
| adessive
|
kaverillanne
|
kavereillanne
|
| ablative
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kaveriltanne
|
kavereiltanne
|
| allative
|
kaverillenne
|
kavereillenne
|
| essive
|
kaverinanne
|
kavereinanne
|
| translative
|
kaveriksenne
|
kavereiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kaverittanne
|
kavereittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kavereinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kaverinsa
|
kaverinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kaverinsa
|
kaverinsa
|
| gen.
|
kaverinsa
|
| genitive
|
kaverinsa
|
kaveriensa
kavereidensa
kavereittensa
|
| partitive
|
kaveriaan
kaveriansa
|
kavereitaan
kaverejaan
kavereitansa
kaverejansa
|
| inessive
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kaverissaan
kaverissansa
|
kavereissaan
kavereissansa
|
| elative
|
kaveristaan
kaveristansa
|
kavereistaan
kavereistansa
|
| illative
|
kaveriinsa
|
kavereihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kaverillaan
kaverillansa
|
kavereillaan
kavereillansa
|
| ablative
|
kaveriltaan
kaveriltansa
|
kavereiltaan
kavereiltansa
|
| allative
|
kaverilleen
kaverillensa
|
kavereilleen
kavereillensa
|
| essive
|
kaverinaan
kaverinansa
|
kavereinaan
kavereinansa
|
| translative
|
kaverikseen
kaveriksensa
|
kavereikseen
kavereiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kaverittaan
kaverittansa
|
kavereittaan
kavereittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kavereineen
kavereinensa
|
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