/ˈeksyæˣ/, [ˈe̞ks̠yæ(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *eksüdäk. Related to Estonian eksima, Ingrian eksyä, Karelian ekšyö, Livonian jeksõ and Votic öhsüä.
- intransitiveto get lost, stray, go astray, lose one's way
“Eksyin metsään.” — I got lost in the forest.
“Eksyin reitiltä.” — I strayed from the route.
“Kirje on saattanut eksyä postissa.” — The letter may have got lost in the mail.
- figuratively, intransitiveto come across some place or thing; stumble upon or into something; end up, find oneself somewhere or doing something (to do something or go somewhere not intended; to encounter or discover something fortuitously)
“Eksyin viikonloppuna uuteen kahvilaan.” — I stumbled upon a new café last weekend.
“Eksyin työkaverini vuoteeseen.” — I ended up in bed with a colleague.
“Eksyin lukemaan vanhoja haastattelujasi.” — I found myself reading your old interviews.
Muodoteksyn(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en eksy(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen eksynyt(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole eksynyt(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · eksyt(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et eksy(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet eksynyt(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole eksynyt(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · eksyy(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei eksy(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on eksynyt(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole eksynyt(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · eksymme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme eksy(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme eksyneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole eksyneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · eksytte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette eksy(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette eksyneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole eksyneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)