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hoitaa.

to nurse, care for, take care of, look after

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈhoi̯tɑːˣ/[ˈho̞i̯t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to nurse, care for, take care of, look after

    transitive
    Äiti hoitaa kuumeista lastaan.
  2. to nurse, heal, cure

    transitive
    Vuodelepo hoiti miehen kuntoon.
  3. to treat, care for (medicinally)

    transitive
    Potilasta hoidetaan sairaalassa.
  4. to care for, maintain, service, upkeep

    transitive
    Autoa voi hoitaa erilaisilla tuotteilla.
    Mieheni hoitaa liikettä yksin.
  5. to deal with, fix, take care of (e.g. a problem)

    transitive
    Enköhän minä saa ongelman hoidettua.
  6. to see to, manage, maintain, handle, do

    transitive
    Voisitko hoitaa lapset sänkyyn?
  7. to finish, complete, tidy, put in order, square away

    transitive
    Olen lähes hoitanut sen työn viimeiset paperityöt.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *hoitadak (compare Estonian hoidma), possibly borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *śćaHyáH (if so, distantly related to suoja).

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