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joutaa.

to have/find time

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈjou̯tɑːˣ/[ˈjo̞u̯t̪ɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  1. to have/find time

    intransitive
    Luen kirjan heti kun joudan.
    En jouda tänään kitkemään kasvimaata.
  2. to be available or free (for use or to perform a task); to be not in use or occupied (at the moment)

    intransitive
    Joutaako joku auttamaan minua tavaroiden kantamisessa?
    –Kuka heittäisi minut asemalle? –Minä joudan.
  3. to be ready/fit [with illative or allative ‘for a place (that is considered negative)’], ought to be

    intransitive
    Tuo pöytä joutaa kaatopaikalle.
  4. ought to [with first infinitive] (often in the conditional mood)

    intransitive
    Tämän ohjelman joutaisi jo lopettaa, kun tekijöiltä ovat ideat lopussa.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *joutadak, possibly borrowed from Baltic (compare Latvian jaudāt).

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