siitä

Finnish

(index si)

Etymology 1

Template:elative form of

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈsiːtæ/
  • Rhymes: -iːtæ
  • Hyphenation: sii‧tä

Pronoun

siitä

  1. (demonstrative) Elative singular form of se.
    Puhuiko hän siitä?
    Did she talk about it?
    Oletko ylpeä siitä?
    Are you proud of it?

Etymology 2

siki- +‎ -tä (consonant gradation siγitä)

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈsiːtæˣ/
  • Rhymes: -iːtæ
  • Hyphenation: sii‧tä

Verb

siitä

  1. (intransitive, biblical, of a human being) To be conceived.
    ...sikisi Pyhästä Hengestä
    ...was conceived of the Holy Spirit
  2. (intransitive, esp. of animals) To procreate.
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) To become more common, grow.
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Etymology 3

Pronunciation

  • IPA: /ˈsiːtæˣ/
  • Rhymes: -iːtæ
  • Hyphenation: sii‧tä

Verb

siitä

  1. Indicative present connegative form of siittää.
  2. Second-person singular imperative present form of siittää.
  3. Second-person singular imperative present connegative form of siittää.

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