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The Finnish word for right is
oikea





right



Translations for right and their definitions

oikeanpuoleinen
     1. adj. right, right-hand



oikealle
     1. adv. To the right.


oikein
     1. adv. right (in a correct manner)
           Hän vastasi oikein.
             She answered right.
           Anne vastasi oikeammin kuin kukaan muu.
             Anne answered more correctly than anyone else.
           Anne vastasi oikeimmin.
             Anne answered most correctly.
     2. adv. right (in a morally correct/upright way)
           Hän teki oikein antaessaan rahat hyväntekeväisyyteen.
             She did the right thing giving the money to charity.
     3. adv. (of a view) only used in, olla oikea (to be correct, correspond to the reality)
           Hänen vastauksensa oli oikein.
             Her answer was correct.
     4. adv. very, really
           Hän on oikein hyvä.
             He is really good.
     5. adv. properly
     6. adj. instructive plural form of oikea
     7. adj. superlative degree of oikea


oikea
     1. adj. right (opposite of left)
           Käytä oikeaa kättäsi.
             Use your right hand.
     2. adj. right, correct (morally good, acceptable; free from error, true; opposite of wrong)
           Se oli oikea vastaus.
             It was a correct answer.
           Annen vastaus on oikeampi kuin minun.
             Anne's answer more correct than mine.
     3. adj. appropriate, proper, fitting
     4. adj. real, true
     5. adj. just, fair


oikeus
     1. n. right (to something = illative; to do something = infinitive).
           Minulla on täysi oikeus sanoa, mitä ajattelen.
             I have the full right to say what I think.
     2. n. law (legal system)
           roomalainen oikeus
             Roman law
     3. n. justice, law
           oikeuden nimessä = in the name of justice / the law.
     4. n. court (place, where justice is administered)
     5. n. rightness, fairness
     6. n. (social security) entitlement
           Henkilön oikeus työkyvyttömyyseläkkeeseen lakkaa, kun hän saavuttaa vanhuuseläkeiän.
             A person's entitlement to the disability pension ceases, when they reach the legal retirement age.
     7. n. (in the plural) license
           anniskeluoikeudet, A-oikeudet = liquor license.


oieta
     1. v. (intransitive) To straighten (up/out).


oikeisto
     1. n. (politics) the (political) right, the conservatives, right wing


aivan
     1. adv. exactly, precisely
           aivan oikein
             precisely right
     2. adv. totally
           aivan väärin
             totally wrong
     3. adv. indeed
           aivan!
             indeed!



oikeistolainen
     1. adj. right-wing
     2. n. rightwinger


korjata
     1. v.
     2. v. to fix
     3. v. to repair (a machine; a building)
     4. v. to mend, darn, alter
     5. v. to revise
     6. v. to grade, correct
     7. v. to remedy, rectify
     8. v. to adjust, straighten
     9. v. to gather, collect
           Korjaa heti vaatteesi lattialta!
             Gather your clothes from the floor at once!
     10. v. to clear (a dining table), clear off (dishes from a table)
     11. v. (agriculture) to reap, harvest
           ~ sato: to harvest
           ~ vehnä: to harvest the wheat
           ~ vehnää: to harvest wheat



oikealla
     1. adv. On the right.



suora
     1. adj. straight (not crooked or bent)
     2. adj. straight (direct, truthful, frank)
     3. adj. straight (having all cylinders in a single row)
     4. adj. live (broadcast)
     5. adj. right (of angle, 90°)
     6. n. straight (something that is not crooked or bent such as a part of a road or track)
     7. n. (poker) straight (five consecutive cards)
     8. n. (geometry) line



oikeaan
     1. adj. illative singular form of oikea


todella
     1. adv. really
     2. adj. adessive singular form of tosi



ihan
     1. adv. totally
     2. adv. exactly


suoraan
     1. n. illative singular form of suora
     2. adj. illative singular form of suora
     3. adv. straight
           suoraan kotiin
             straight to home
     4. adv. suoraan edessä: dead ahead
     5. adv. sanoa suoraan: to say frankly


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