Sunday, February 28, 2021

Verb of the week: sattua

 week 7, 2021

sattua = to hurt (intransitive) 

Mihin sattuu? = Where does it hurt? 

Jalkoihini sattuu. = My legs hurt.

Tikka läpi sormen sattuu. = A dart through the finger hurts. 

Sattuuko testi? - Does the test hurt?

Kehenkään ei sattunut. = Nobody was hurt. 

Minuun sattui. = I was hurt. 

This verb can also mean "to happen" or "to occur": 

Kenellekään ei sattunut mitään. = Nothing happened to anyone. 

Sattuuko sinulle juhlia tälle viikonlopulle? = Do you have a celebrate this weekend?

Ikävä kuulla, että sinulle on sattunut vahinko. = Sad to hear, that you have had an accident.

Sunday, February 21, 2021

Verb of the week: kuihtua

 week 6, 2021

kuihtua = to decay, to wilt

Miksi kukka kuihtui jo yhden päivän jälkeen? - Why did the flower wilt after one day?

Biodiversiteetti kuihtuu, mutta uusia lajeja löytyy jatkuvasti. - Biodiversity is in decay, but new species are found constantly. 

Wednesday, February 3, 2021

Verb of the week: kumartua

week 5, 2021

kumartua: to bend down, to stoop down, to lean over

Hän kumartui pöydän yli minua kohti ja sanoi “Voisitko vain tehdä sen? - He leaned over the table towards me and said “Could you just do it?” 

Nainen kumartuu biljardipöydän ylle. - The woman leans over the pool table. 

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