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kohdata

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *koktat'ak. Equivalent to kohda- (spot, place) + -ta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkohdɑtɑˣ/, [ˈko̞xdɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -ohdɑtɑ
  • Syllabification(key): koh‧da‧ta
  • Hyphenation(key): koh‧da‧ta

Verb

kohdata

  1. (transitive) to meet (with), encounter (a person)
    Synonym: tavata
    kohdata ohimennento run into, meet by chance
    kohdata syvällisestito connect up with
  2. (transitive, figuratively) to undergo, experience, suffer; to face, be confronted with
    kohdata kuolemato face one's death
    kohdata koettelemuksiato undergo trials or tribulations
  3. (transitive, figuratively) to befall, happen, occur
    Minua kohtasi hirveä onnettomuus.
    A terrible accident befell me.

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

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