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jakaa.

to divide, split into parts, cut up

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈjɑkɑːˣ/[ˈjɑ̝kɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to divide, split into parts, cut up

    transitive
    Hedelmä jaettiin lohkoihin kuivausta varten.
  2. to divide, split into parts, cut up to divide, separate

    especially · figuratively · transitive
    Kysymys jakaa kansaa.
  3. to divide, split into parts, cut up to divide

    transitive
    Kuusi jaettuna kolmella on (yhtä kuin/yhtä suuri kuin) kaksi.
  4. to share, divide (give out in portions)

    transitive
    Keittäjä jakoi ruokaa metallisen tiskin takaa.
    Hän mursi leivän ja jakoi sen.
  5. to share, divide (give out in portions) to distribute, divide (deliver or pass out)

    transitive
    Postinkantaja jakoi myös sanomalehdet.
  6. to share, divide (give out in portions) to mete out, dispense

    figuratively · transitive
    Hän osaa jakaa kovaakin arvostelua.
  7. to share, divide (give out in portions) to deal

    transitive
    Pelin aluksi hän jakoi kortit kaikille.
  8. to share, divide (give out in portions) to share (send to someone else)

    transitive
    Videota on jaettu sosiaalisessa mediassa jo tuhansia kertoja.
  9. to share, have or use in common

    transitive
    He kaikki jakoivat saman asunnon, ruuan ja tarvikkeet.
    Jaamme tämän mielipiteen.
  10. to put out [with allative ‘to’] (consent to have sex, especially widely, implying promiscuity)

    intransitive · transitive · vulgar
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *jakadak (compare Estonian jagama), from Proto-Uralic *jëk(k)a- ~ *jak(k)a- (compare Northern Sami juohkit, Erzya явомс (javoms), Udmurt люкыны (ľukyny) and possibly Tundra Nenets яхӑсь (yaxăsʹ°)).

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