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auttaa.

to help, assist, give assistance, lend a hand, aid

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈɑu̯tːɑːˣ/[ˈɑ̝u̯t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to help, assist, give assistance, lend a hand, aid

    transitive
    Voin auttaa sinua tekemään sen.
    Hän auttaa naapuria remontissa.
  2. to help (someone get somewhere)

    transitive
    Voitko auttaa hänet kadun yli?
  3. one better (not) do (often with muuta kuin to express that there is no other choice than to do something)

    impersonal
    Ei auta (muuta) kuin totella.
    Sen kanssa ei auta ummistaa silmiä.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *abuttadak, derived from *apu (“help”) (whence Finnish apu); equivalent to a(v)u- + -ttaa. Compare Estonian aitama.

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