tavata

      Finnish

      (index ta)

      Pronunciation

      Etymology 1

      tapa +‎ -ta

      Verb

      tavata

      1. (transitive + accusative) To meet (sb).
        Tapaan hänet teatterin edessä.
        I'll meet her in front of the theater.
      2. (transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) To have a habit (of doing sth), to usually (do) (sthg), to used to (do) (sthg) (past tense sense)
        Lapsuudessa tapasin syödä aamuisin leipää ja kaakaota.
        I used to eat bread and cocoa in the morning during childhood.
        Meitä tavattiin kutsua onnenlinnuiksi.
        We used to be called lucky birds.
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      Etymology 2

      From Swedish stava (to spell).

      Verb

      tavata

      1. (transitive) To spell (a word; to pronounce a word letter by letter).
      2. (transitive) To decipher (to read obscure or almost illegible text).
      Conjugation
      Derived terms
      • nouns: tavu
      • verbs: frequentative tavailla
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      Last modified on 17 June 2013, at 21:32