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kerta.

time, occasion (particular instance or occurrence)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈkertɑ/[ˈk̟e̞rt̪ɑ̝]
  1. time, occasion (particular instance or occurrence)

    Kun tapasin hänet ensimmäisen kerran, hänellä oli yllään vaaleanpunainen puku.
    Täällä on joka kerta yhtä hauskaa.
  2. time (ratio of comparison)

    Koirasi on neljä kertaa niin painava kuin minun.
  3. synonym of kerros (“layer”)

  4. floor

    in-compounds
    alakerta
  5. one-off, one-time (occurring once, independent of any pattern)

    Hallitus väitti, että verotietojen nolo katoaminen oli kertatapaus.
  6. disposable

    kertavaippa
  7. (complete) set

    vaatekerta
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kërta (compare Estonian kord), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *kartas (compare Old Prussian kērdan (accusative singular), Lithuanian kartas), although other Indo-European etyma have also been proposed (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more).

adv/ˈkertɑ/[ˈk̟e̞rt̪ɑ̝]
  1. synonym of kerran (“when, since”)

    colloquial
    Ei sitten, jos et kerta uskalla.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *kërta (compare Estonian kord), borrowed from Proto-Baltic *kartas (compare Old Prussian kērdan (accusative singular), Lithuanian kartas), although other Indo-European etyma have also been proposed (see the Proto-Finnic entry for more).

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