ottaa opiksi

Finnish

Etymology

ottaa (“to take”) + oppi (“learning”) – to get a lesson from having made a mistake

Verb

ottaa opiksi

1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to learn the hard way, learn one's lesson

Conjugation

See ottaa. opiksi may take a possessive suffix:

possessor	singular	plural
1st person	opikseni	opiksemme
2nd person	opiksesi	opiksenne
3rd person	opikseen opiksensa