/ˈsɑːdɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːdɑ̝(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *saadak (compare Estonian saama), from Proto-Uralic *saxe- (compare Moksha самс (sams), Eastern Mari шуаш (šuaš), Komi-Zyrian суны (suny)).
- transitiveto get, receive
“Saan huomenna paketin.” — I will receive a parcel tomorrow.
“Sain serkultani kirjeen.” — I got a letter from my cousin.
“Sain hyvän idean luettuani erään kirjan!” — I got a good idea after reading a certain book!
- intransitive, transitiveto get as one's task or responsibility to (do), be assigned to do
“Sain asian hoitaakseni.” — I was assigned to take care of the matter.
- transitiveto get with elative ‘out of’, make, produce, yield
“Saatko siitä vielä käyttökelpoisen?” — Can you still get some use out of it?
“Saat minut hyvälle tuulelle.” — You get me in a good mood.
“Näin saadaan taikinasta tasainen.” — That's how you make the batter smooth.
- transitiveto get, (in the passive) yield, afford (to give or bring forth; yield as natural result)
“Rypäleistä saadaan viiniä, oliiveista öljyä.” — Grapes afford wine, olives afford oil.
- transitiveto get or make something done, manage to do
“Oletan saavani paperit korjatuksi tänä viikonloppuna.” — I expect myself to get the papers corrected this weekend.
“Sain sen tehdyksi/tehtyä.” — I got it done.
- transitiveto make with illative of third infinitive (to cause the direct object to be the subject of a verb)
“Saat minut nauramaan.” — You make me laugh.
- may, to be allowed, to be permitted; (restrictive) must; (in the negative) must (not), may (not)
“Saan katsoa televisiota.” — I am allowed to watch television.
“Saanko suudella kättäsi?” — May I kiss your hand?
“Kesto saa olla enintään neljä tuntia.” — The duration must not exceed four hours.
- to deserve, ought to
“Saisit hävetä!” — You deserve to be ashamed! / You should be ashamed!
- used in an indirect imperative sense, often with the addition of luvan
“Nyt saa riittää!” — Enough!
“Se saa luvan kelvata.” — It shall have to be good enough.
- to have to do something (reluctantly)
“Häntä saa aina odottaa.” — We always have to wait for him.
“Jonain päivänä saat nähdä.” — You will see one day.
- will with first infinitive (expresses hope that something will happen in the future; usually used with a qualifier)
“Meidän tulee tietää — me saamme tietää!” — We must know — we will know!
- transitiveto copy (receive a transmission successfully)
- colloquialto get laid with ablative ‘by’ (if the partner is mentioned)
“Tänä yönä aion saada!” — Tonight I'm going to get laid!
- archaic, dialectal, poeticto arrive, come
“Syksy saa.” — Autumn is coming.
“Päivä mailleen saa
Pian ois aika uinahtaa
Mutt’ yö niin vilpoinen on taivaltaa” — I watch the setting sun
The time to sleep has begun
But the night's nice out here and walking's fun
Muodotsaan(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en saa(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen saanut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole saanut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · saat(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et saa(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet saanut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole saanut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · saa(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei saa(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on saanut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole saanut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · saamme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme saa(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme saaneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole saaneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · saatte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette saa(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette saaneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole saaneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)