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jaksaa.

to manage, to get by, to have strength, energy, or stamina

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈjɑksɑːˣ/[ˈjɑ̝ks̠ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to manage, to get by, to have strength, energy, or stamina

    intransitive
    Jaksatko vielä?
    Miten jaksat?
  2. to manage, to have enough strength (for), to be willing, to bother (with) [with first infinitive ‘to do’; or with accusative ‘for/with’] (to have sufficient energy, strength, interest, motivation and/or similar to do something)

    ambitransitive
    En jaksa nostaa tätä laatikkoa yksin.
    Nuorempana jaksoin valvoa pikkutunneille.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *jaksadak (compare Estonian jaksama), from Proto-Finno-Permic *jaksa- / *jëksa- (“to untie, to unfasten; to take off (clothes)”) (compare Erzya юксемс (juksems, “untie”), Udmurt юскыны (juskyny)).

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