vastaava

== Finnish == === Etymology === vastata (“to answer; to correspond; to be responsible (for)”) +‎ -va (present active participle) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʋɑstɑːʋɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝s̠tɑ̝ːʋɑ̝] Rhymes: -ɑstɑːʋɑ Syllabification(key): vas‧taa‧va Hyphenation(key): vas‧taa‧va === Adjective === vastaava (comparative vastaavampi, superlative vastaavin) corresponding, similar, having equal effect tai jotakin vastaavaa ― or words to that effect analogous ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Noun === vastaava a person responsible for something; manager, officer (accounting) asset (any item recorded on the left-hand side of a balance sheet) Synonym: aktiiva Antonym: vastattava pysyvä vastaava ― fixed asset vaihtuva vastaava ― current asset ==== Usage notes ==== (a person responsible for something): Common as a headword in compounds (e.g. ympäristövastaava). (asset): The partitive singular (vastaavaa) is often used in balance sheets in a way that corresponds to the English plural (the nominative plural can also be used). ==== Declension ==== === Participle === vastaava present active participle of vastata ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “vastaava”, 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 4 July 2023