/ˈtɑʋɑtɑˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *tabat'ak, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *dabaną. Cognate with Ingrian tavata, Karelian tavata, Votic tavatõ, Estonian tabama, Ludian tabada, Livonian ta’bbõ (“to guess, to solve a riddle”). Alternatively, sometimes compared with Erzya тавадомс (tavadoms), Udmurt тупаны (tupany, “to fit”), Komi-Zyrian топӧдны (topödny, “to squeeze, to combine, to join”), Hungarian tapad (“to cling, stick”), tapaszt (“to stick, to plaster”).
- transitiveto meet (come face to face with)
“Tapaan hänet teatterin edessä.” — I'll meet him/her in front of the theater.
- transitiveto meet (come together in conflict)
“tavata vastustajansa” — to meet one's opponent
- to meet up (to meet by arrangement)
“Kun ensi kerran tulet kaupunkiin, meidän pitäisi tavata jossakin.” — The next time you come in town we should meet up somewhere.
- transitiveto encounter
“Tapasin karhun metsässä viime kesänä.” — Last summer I encountered a bear in the forest.
“Tavataanko niitä koko maassa?” — Are they found throughout the entire country?
- transitiveto catch, find
“Tapasin mieheni taas baarista.” — I caught my husband at the bar again.
“Kun saavuin kotiin, tapasin hänet nukkumasta.” — When I came home, I found him/her asleep.
- to touch, meet, feel, hit, catch
“Pää tapaa jatkuvasti kattoon, kun se on niin matala.” — My head keeps touching the ceiling since it's so low.
- transitiveto touch, fumble
“Kuulin oudon äänen juuri kun käteni tapasi ovenkahvaa.” — I heard a strange sound just as my hand touched the door handle.
- transitiveto have a habit (of doing something), to usually (do) (something), used to (do) (something) (past tense sense), to tend to be
“Lapsuudessa tapasin syödä aamuisin leipää ja kaakaota.” — I used to have bread and cocoa in the morning in my childhood.
“Meitä tavattiin kutsua onnenlinnuiksi.” — We used to be called lucky birds.
“Tapaan syödä myöhään illalla.” — I tend to eat late in the evening.
- transitiveto spell (a word; to pronounce a word letter by letter or syllable by syllable)
“Near-synonym: kirjoittaa (“to spell a word; write a word correctly, compose a word of letters”)”
- transitiveto decipher (to read obscure or almost illegible text)
Muodottapaan(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en tapaa(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen tavannut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole tavannut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · tapaat(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et tapaa(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet tavannut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole tavannut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · tapaa(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei tapaa(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on tavannut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole tavannut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · tapaamme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme tapaa(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme tavanneet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole tavanneet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · tapaatte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette tapaa(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette tavanneet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole tavanneet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)