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haluta
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Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Verb
haluta
- (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
Colloquial forms
Standard forms are shown before the colloquial forms for reference.
Derived terms
nouns
verbs
Further reading
- “haluta”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023
Etymology 2
Verb
haluta
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Etymology
From Proto-Finnic [Term?], equivalent to halu (“desire”) + -ta. Cognates include Finnish haluta.
Pronunciation
Verb
haluta
- (transitive) to desire
Conjugation
Synonyms
- tahtoa (“to want”), himottaa, ohvottaissa
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 43
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