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toimia.

to serve, act, work

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtoi̯miɑˣ/[ˈt̪o̞i̯miɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to serve, act, work

    intransitive
    Äskeisten kuolemien pitäisi toimia herätyskellona muille vaarassa oleville.
    Sotilasuransa jälkeen hän toimi pappina kolmekymmentä vuotta.
  2. to act, take action

    intransitive
    Tulipalon sattuessa on toimittava nopeasti.
    On välttämätöntä, että toimit nyt.
  3. to work, function, run, operate (to act as intended, to be in action)

    intransitive
    Ratkaisusi näyttää hyvältä paperilla, mutta se ei toimi käytännössä.
    Kummallista - pumppu toimii, mutta veden pinta ei alene.
  4. to be powered

    intransitive
    Tämä CD-soitin toimii paristoilla.
Where this word comes from

toimi (“act, action”) + -ia. Coined by Finnish journalist, poet and translator Paavo Tikkanen in 1847, originally probably in the sense “to serve, act, work as”.

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