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uskoa.

to believe, have faith [with illative ‘in’] (someone's abilities, chances etc.; someone's existence; the power, value etc. of something; the existence of something)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈuskoɑˣ/[ˈus̠ko̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
  1. to believe, have faith [with illative ‘in’] (someone's abilities, chances etc.; someone's existence; the power, value etc. of something; the existence of something)

    intransitive
    Uskotko häneen?
    Uskotko kuriin?
  2. to believe (someone, in something someone says/does), trust

    transitive
    Uskon sinua tässä asiassa.
    En usko sinua.
  3. to believe (something to be true)

    transitive
    Uskon sen.
    En usko sitä.
  4. to entrust, to confide

    transitive
    Uskon nämä avaimet sinulle.
    Voinko uskoa sinulle salaisuuksiani?
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Finnic *uskodak, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *wunskijaną.

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