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kadottaa

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kadottadak. Equivalent to kadota (to be lost, disappear) + -ttaa (causative verb).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑdotːɑːˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝do̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ɑdotːɑː
  • Syllabification(key): ka‧dot‧taa
  • Hyphenation(key): ka‧dot‧taa

Verb

kadottaa

  1. (transitive) to lose, misplace (to cause to cease to be in one's possession or capability due to unfortunate or unknown circumstances/events/reasons)
    Kadotin avaimeni johonkin baariin.
    I lost my keys in some bar.
  2. (transitive) to lose, make vanish (to voluntarily make something disappear)
    Yritin kadottaa hänet metsään.
    I tried to lose him/her in the woods.

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Conjugation

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