voida.
can, to be able to, to be capable
Meaning & usage
can, to be able to, to be capable
tehdä voitavansa
En voinut olla nauramatta.
can, may, might, to be possible
Teline voi kaatua.
could
Voisitko auttaa minua?
Voisin juosta, jos haluaisin.
may, to be allowed (to), to be permitted (to)
Voinko avata ikkunan?
can, to be acceptable, appropriate or justified (to); (with negative) should, must (not)
Voiko tälläistä kysyä?
Sen vaikutusta ei voi vähätellä.
to be, feel, do, fare (to enquire or talk about wellbeing)
Kuinka voitte?
En voi kovin hyvin.
can do [with allative ‘about’] (be able to influence)
Minkä minä sille voin?
En voi muutakaan.
Where this word comes from
From Proto-Finnic *voidak, either from Proto-Finno-Permic *wäjä- or from Proto-Uralic *woje-.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.