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haluta

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhɑlutɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝lut̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlutɑ
  • Syllabification(key): ha‧lu‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): ha‧lu‧ta

Etymology 1

halu (desire, want) + -ta

Verb

haluta

  1. (transitive) to want, desire, wish, crave [with first infinitive ‘to do’]
    Synonym: tahtoa
    Haluan jäätelön.I want an ice cream.
    Haluaisin kahvin.I would like a coffee.
    Haluan hyvän miehen.I want a good man.
    Hän haluaa isona poliisiksi tai palomieheksi.She wants to be a police or a firefighter when she grows up.
    Tehkää kuten haluatte!Do as you wish!
    Puolustusministeriöstä ei haluttu antaa tilastotietoja asiasta.The defense ministry did not wish to provide statistics on the matter.
    Haluatteko laulaa tämän kappaleen?Do you want to sing this song?
    Haluan miestä.I desire a man.
    Haluan sinua.I crave you.
    Haluan, että kaikilla on sama mahdollisuus.
    Haluan kaikilla olevan sama mahdollisuus.
    I want everyone to have the same opportunity.
Usage notes
  • Both tahtoa and haluta mean "to want (to)", but tahtoa has a nuance of stronger will and/or determination.
Conjugation
More information indicative mood, present tense ...
Derived terms

Further reading

Etymology 2

Verb

haluta

  1. inflection of haluttaa:
    1. present active indicative connegative
    2. second-person singular present imperative
    3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative

Anagrams

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Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?], equivalent to halu (desire) + -ta. Cognates include Finnish haluta.

Pronunciation

  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈhɑlutɑ/, [ˈhɑɫuˑt]
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈhɑlutɑ/, [ˈhɑɫuˑd̥ɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑlut, -ɑlutɑ
  • Hyphenation: ha‧lu‧ta

Verb

haluta

  1. (transitive) to desire

Conjugation

More information Conjugation of (type 16/maata, no gradation, gemination), Indikativa ...

Synonyms

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 43
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