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tapahtua.

to happen, take place, occur, come about, come up

8 characters3 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtɑpɑhtuɑˣ/[ˈt̪ɑ̝pɑ̝hˌt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to happen, take place, occur, come about, come up

    intransitive
    Suomessa voi tapahtua mitä vaan koska vaan.
    Jos se voi tapahtua, niin se myös tapahtuu.
  2. to happen, take place, occur, come about, come up to happen

    intransitive
    Mitä sinulle on tapahtunut?
  3. to happen, take place, occur, come about, come up to happen, be going on

    intransitive
    Mitä täällä oikein tapahtuu?
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tapahtudak, possibly from tapa- (“to meet”) + -htua.

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