suojata

Finnish

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Etymology

  • suoja- (genitive singular stem of suoja) + -ta

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: suo‧ja‧ta
  • Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
  • IPA: /ˈsuojɑtɑ(ʔ)/

Verb

suojata

  1. (transitive) To protect, shield.

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • In the sense "protect", the verb is used when one protects something against a concrete threat, otherwise one uses the frequentative derivative suojella to protect something against a more or less abstract threat.

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