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tuntea.

to feel, sense (sense by touch)

6 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈtunteɑˣ/[ˈt̪un̪t̪e̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to feel, sense (sense by touch)

    transitive
    tuntea pisto sydämessään
    Tunnetko sykkeen?
  2. to feel (experience an emotion or other mental state)

    transitive
    tuntea kipua
    tuntea surua
  3. to feel (experience an emotion or other mental state (about))

    transitive
    Tunnen itseni terveeksi.
    Tunnen tämän maan kodikseni.
  4. to know, be familiar with (usually implying deeper and more personal knowledge, see the usage notes below)

    transitive
    Tunnetko ketään, joka osaisi auttaa?
    Hänet tunnetaan kärkevänä pakinoitsijana.
  5. to recognize, sense the identity of

    transitive
    Tunsin sinut heti äänestä.
    En ollut tuntea sinua tuossa takissa!
  6. to recognize the value of, appreciate

    transitive
    Kyllä hän rahan tuntee.
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *tuntëdak (compare Estonian tundma), from Proto-Uralic *tumte- (compare Northern Sami dovdat, Komi-Zyrian тӧдны (tödny), Hungarian tud, Tundra Nenets тумдӑсь (tumdăsʹ°)).

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