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joutaa
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Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *joutadak.
Pronunciation
Verb
joutaa (intransitive)
- to have/find time [with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’]
- to be available or free (for use or to perform a task); to be not in use or occupied (at the moment) [with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’]
- to be ready/fit [with illative or allative ‘for a place (that is considered negative)’], ought to be [with illative or allative ‘somewhere’]
- Tuo pöytä joutaa kaatopaikalle.
- That table is ready for the dump.
- ought to be [with first infinitive]
- Tämän ohjelman joutaisi jo lopettaa, kun tekijöiltä ovat ideat lopussa.
- They might as well cancel this show since the makers are out of ideas.
Conjugation
Proscribed, colloquial:
Derived terms
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verbs
Further reading
- “joutaa”, 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 2 July 2023
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Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *joutadak. Cognates include Finnish joutaa and Estonian jõuda.
Pronunciation
Verb
joutaa
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 107
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