tavoittaa

== Finnish == === Etymology === tava- (“to meet”) +‎ -oittaa === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtɑʋoi̯tːɑːˣ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ʋo̞i̯t̪ːɑ̝ː(ʔ)] Rhymes: -ɑʋoitːɑː Syllabification(key): ta‧voit‧taa Hyphenation(key): ta‧voit‧taa === Verb === tavoittaa (transitive) to catch up (reach something that had been ahead) to catch (seize hold of) to reach, attain (a goal, a target) to reach (be able to touch by extending) to reach (someone) (make contact with) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “tavoittaa”, 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 == Ingrian == === Etymology === From tavata (“to catch”) +‎ -oittaa. Akin to Finnish tavoittaa. === Pronunciation === (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈtɑʋoi̯tːɑː/, [ˈtɑʋo̞i̯tːɑ] (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈtɑʋoi̯tːɑː/, [ˈtɑʋo̞i̯tːɑː] Rhymes: -ɑʋoi̯tːɑː Hyphenation: ta‧voit‧taa === Verb === tavoittaa (auxiliary) to try to (auxiliary, verb in past tense) to used to ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Synonyms ==== (to try to): tavata (to used to): tavata === References === Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 578