perustaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === perus (“base, foundation”) (now rare on its own) +‎ -taa === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈperustɑːˣ/, [ˈpe̞rus̠tɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -erustɑː Syllabification(key): pe‧rus‧taa Hyphenation(key): pe‧rus‧taa === Verb === perustaa (transitive) to establish, found, set up, institute (transitive) to base [with illative or allative ‘on’] (colloquial, impersonal + elative, chiefly in the negative) to care for/about, like, be fond of ==== Usage notes ==== When talking about where something is established or founded ("in", "at"), the illative or allative cases are generally used. The inessive or adessive cases may also be used, but have a different nuance; the former focuses more on the act of establishing or founding, while the latter implies the place is less relevant or broader. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “perustaa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === pusertaa