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juttu.

talk (conversation, especially an abundant one)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈjutːu/[ˈjut̪ːu]
  1. talk (conversation, especially an abundant one) tale, anecdote

    Kerro se sama juttu, jonka kerroit eilen.
  2. talk (conversation, especially an abundant one) story (lie)

    Kuulin sinusta omituisen jutun.
  3. talk (conversation, especially an abundant one) item (story in a newspaper)

    Luitko meistä kertovan jutun?
  4. thing, business, matter

    On yksi juttu vielä...
    Me teemme yhdessä kaikenlaisia juttuja.
  5. thing, business, matter thing, object, item (vaguely designated material object)

    informal
  6. thing, business, matter bag, cup of tea, cup of joe (whatever suits or interests one)

    informal
    Acid house ei ole minun juttuni, pidän perinteisemmästä musiikista.
  7. thing, business, matter event, case (occurrence of social or personal importance)

  8. affair (that which is done or is to be done)

  9. affair (that which is done or is to be done) affair, dating (romantic courtship)

    Heidän juttunsa päättyi eroon.
  10. case (legal proceeding)

  11. case (legal proceeding) lawsuit

Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *juttu (compare Estonian jutt), from Proto-Uralic *jupta- (“to speak, to tell”) + -u (compare Erzya ёвтамс (jovtams, “to say, to tell a story”), Nganasan дебтудя (djebtudja)).

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