auttaa

== Finnish == === Alternative forms === avittaa (colloquial) === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *abuttadak, derived from *apu (“help”) (whence Finnish apu); equivalent to a(v)u- +‎ -ttaa. Compare Estonian aitama. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑu̯tːɑːˣ/, [ˈɑ̝u̯t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑutːɑː Syllabification(key): aut‧taa Hyphenation(key): aut‧taa === Verb === auttaa (transitive, usually atelic) to help, assist, give assistance, lend a hand, aid [with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’; or with inessive ‘with (work, project, etc.)’; or with illative ‘with (to provide relief for, e.g. illness)’] Synonym: antaa apua Hän auttaa naapuria remontissa. ― He helps his neighbor with his renovation. Hän auttaa naapuria tekemään remontin. ― He helps his neighbor to carry out the renovation. Tämä lääke auttaa flunssaan. ― This drug helps with the common cold. varoitukset eivät auttaneet ― warnings did not work (transitive) to help (someone get somewhere) (impersonal, chiefly in the negative) one better (not) do (often with muuta kuin to express that there is no other choice than to do something) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== apu === References === === Further reading === “auttaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023