/ˈotːɑːˣ/, [ˈo̞t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *vottadak (compare Estonian võtma).
- transitiveto take
“Ota lasi pöydältä.” — Take the glass from the table.
“Ota lasi kaapista.” — Take the glass from the cupboard.
“Otan lasin sinulta.” — I'll take a glass from you.
- transitiveto take, ingest or drink (such as medicine, alcohol or drugs)
“Oletko ottanut jotakin?” — Have you been drinking/taking something?
- transitiveto deprive of, bereave of
“Hallitus otti meiltä kaikki vapaudet.” — The government deprived us of all the liberties.
- intransitiveto touch, reach down/up to, hang down to, get caught on
“Hame ottaa lattiaan.” — The skirt hangs down to the floor.
- transitiveto take on, assume, take as one's task or responsibility to (do)
“Otin asian hoitaakseni.” — I took on taking care of the matter.
- transitiveto (not) want to do, to refuse to do (of inanimate things)
“arvostelu ei ota loppuakseen” — the criticism refuses to die
- informalUsed to suggest that the action is sudden or impulsive; used with another verb and connected with ja (“and”).
“Kone otti ja hajosi.” — The machine (just) broke.
- transitiveto make a copy or record of some kind
“ottaa kopio” — to make a copy
“ottaa kuva” — to take a photo
“ottaa video” — to record video, take video
Muodototan(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en ota(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen ottanut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole ottanut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · otat(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et ota(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet ottanut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole ottanut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · ottaa(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei ota(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on ottanut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole ottanut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · otamme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme ota(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme ottaneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole ottaneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · otatte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette ota(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette ottaneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole ottaneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)