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ajaa.

to drive, ride, travel (in a vehicle), transport (e.g. in a car)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑjɑːˣ/[ˈɑ̝jɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to drive, ride, travel (in a vehicle), transport (e.g. in a car)

    transitive
    ajaa autoa
    ajaa polkupyörällä
  2. used of several other forms of movement

    ajaa kilpaa / ajaa rallia
    ajaa yhteen
  3. to drive away, chase, pursue, expel, deport

    transitive
    ajaa tiehensä / ajaa pois
    ajaa takaa
  4. to drive, herd (herd animals in a particular direction)

    transitive
    ajaa karjaa
  5. to advocate (an idea)

    transitive
    ajaa läpi
    ajaa luonnonsuojelun asiaa
  6. to force (into a certain state)

    transitive
    velat ajoivat yrityksen konkurssiin
  7. to operate (a device)

    transitive
    ajaa moottori sisään
    Ydinvoimala ajettiin alas huoltoa varten.
  8. to shave, cut

    transitive
    ajaa partansa
    ajaa nurmikko
  9. to use another farming implement that is moved on a farmland: to plow, harrow, mow, etc.

    dated · transitive
  10. to run, execute (a computer program)

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *ajadak (compare Estonian ajama), from Proto-Uralic *aja- (compare Northern Sami vuodjit, Udmurt уйыны (ujyny), Eastern Mansi [script needed] (wujt-)). Probably an old borrowing from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- or one of its descendants; see the Proto-Uralic entry for more.

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