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sattua.

to hurt, be sore (physically or mentally)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈsɑtːuɑˣ/[ˈs̠ɑ̝t̪ːuɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to hurt, be sore (physically or mentally)

    impersonal · intransitive · with-illative
    Mihin sattuu?
    Minun jalkoihini sattuu.
  2. to happen, to be (there), occur, come about, come up

    intransitive
    Maantiellä sattui onnettomuus.
    Kohdalleni sattui hyvä tilaisuus.
  3. to happen [with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’] (do or occur by chance or unexpectedly)

    Hän vain sattuu olemaan sinua parempi.
    Jos (vaikka) sattuisi satamaan, ota sateenvarjo mukaan.
  4. to hit, strike

    intransitive
    Mihin se sattui?
  5. to touch [with illative] (to come involuntarily into contact with)

    intransitive
    Kun hän istui penkillä, hänen hameensa helma sattui lattiaan.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *sattudak (compare Estonian sattuma).

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