/ˈtoi̯miɑˣ/, [ˈt̪o̞i̯miɑ̝(ʔ)]
Alkuperätoimi (“act, action”) + -ia. Coined by Finnish journalist, poet and translator Paavo Tikkanen in 1847, originally probably in the sense "to serve, act, work as".
- intransitiveto serve, act, work
“Äskeisten kuolemien pitäisi toimia herätyskellona muille vaarassa oleville.” — The recent deaths should serve as a wake-up call to others at risk.
“Sotilasuransa jälkeen hän toimi pappina kolmekymmentä vuotta.” — After his military career he worked as a priest for thirty years.
- intransitiveto act, take action
“Tulipalon sattuessa on toimittava nopeasti.” — When a fire occurs one must act fast.
“On välttämätöntä, että toimit nyt.” — It is imperative that you take action now.
- intransitiveto work, function, run, operate (to act as intended, to be in action)
“Ratkaisusi näyttää hyvältä paperilla, mutta se ei toimi käytännössä.” — Your solution looks good on paper but it does not work in practice.
“Kummallista - pumppu toimii, mutta veden pinta ei alene.” — Strange - the pump runs, but the water level does not go down.
- intransitiveto be powered
“Tämä CD-soitin toimii paristoilla.” — This CD player is powered by battery.
- form-of, intransitive, partitive, pluralpartitive plural of toimi
Muodottoimin(first-person, indicative, present, singular) · en toimi(first-person, indicative, negative, present, singular) · olen toiminut(first-person, indicative, perfect, singular) · en ole toiminut(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, singular) · toimit(indicative, present, second-person, singular) · et toimi(indicative, negative, present, second-person, singular) · olet toiminut(indicative, perfect, second-person, singular) · et ole toiminut(indicative, negative, perfect, second-person, singular) · toimii(indicative, present, singular, third-person) · ei toimi(indicative, negative, present, singular, third-person) · on toiminut(indicative, perfect, singular, third-person) · ei ole toiminut(indicative, negative, perfect, singular, third-person) · toimimme(first-person, indicative, plural, present) · emme toimi(first-person, indicative, negative, plural, present) · olemme toimineet(first-person, indicative, perfect, plural) · emme ole toimineet(first-person, indicative, negative, perfect, plural) · toimitte(indicative, plural, present, second-person) · ette toimi(indicative, negative, plural, present, second-person) · olette toimineet(indicative, perfect, plural, second-person) · ette ole toimineet(indicative, negative, perfect, plural, second-person)