/ˈostɑːˣ/, [ˈo̞s̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *ostadak (compare Estonian ostma), derived from Proto-Finno-Ugric *wosa (compare Komi-Zyrian вуз (vuz, “tax”)) with -taa; in turn, the root might possibly be borrowed from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wasaH.
- transitiveto buy, purchase
“Mitä pitikään ostaa kaupasta?” — What did I have to buy from the store again?
- colloquial, transitiveto buy, believe, accept (a story, etc.)
Muodotostan(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en osta(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen ostanut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole ostanut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · ostat(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et osta(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet ostanut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole ostanut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · ostaa(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei osta(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on ostanut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole ostanut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ostamme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme osta(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme ostaneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole ostaneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · ostatte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette osta(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette ostaneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole ostaneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)