ilmoittautua
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /ˈilmoi̯tːɑu̯tuɑˣ/, [ˈilmo̞i̯t̪ˌt̪ɑ̝u̯t̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑutuɑ
- Syllabification(key): il‧moit‧tau‧tu‧a
Verb edit
ilmoittautua (intransitive)
- to enrol/enroll in, register in (school = kouluun, a course = kurssille)
- to sign up for, join (to add one's name to the list of people who are participating in something, join an amateur team)
- Terry ilmoittautui jalkapallojoukkueeseen.
- Terry signed up for / joined the soccer team.
- to enter (a competition, contest = kilpailuun)
- (military) to report (to show up or appear at an appointed time; to present oneself)
- (hospital) to register, check in, sign in, report (to the reception / receptionist, admissions office, or medical staff), say / give your name to the receptionist, fill in / complete your registration (form)
Usage notes edit
What you register or enroll in, sign up for, or enter is in the illative or allative case, depending on the situation. The choice is idiomatic and clear to Finns, but linguists have not yet been able to formulate or discover a rule.
Conjugation edit
Derived terms edit
compounds
Further reading edit
- “ilmoittautua”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02