• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːd̥ɑ/,[ˈsɑːd̥ɑ]
• Hyphenation:saa‧da

saada

1. Da-infinitive ofsaama.

   Tahan rahasaada. ―I wantto get money.

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑˑd̥ɑ/,[ˈsɑˑd̥ɑ]
• Hyphenation:saa‧da

saada

1. second-personsingularpresentimperative ofsaatma

   Saada see kiri ära. ―Send this letter.

2. presentindicativeconnegative ofsaatma

FromProto-Finnic*saadak, fromProto-Uralic*saxe-.^[1] CompareErzyaсаемс(sajems,“to get, to take”),самс(sams,“to arrive”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːdɑˣ/,[ˈs̠ɑ̝ːdɑ̝(ʔ)]

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• Rhymes:-ɑːdɑ
• Syllabification^(key):saa‧da
• Hyphenation^(key):saa‧da

saada

1. (transitive) toget,receive [withablativeorelative‘from’]

   Saan huomenna paketin.

   I will receive a parcel tomorrow.

   Sain serkultani kirjeen.

   I got a letter from my cousin.

   Sain hyvän idean luettuani erään kirjan!

   I got a good idea after reading a certain book!

   Mitäsait joululahjaksi?

   What did youget for Christmas?

   Saat vielä uuden tilaisuuden.

   You'llget another chance.

   Saanko luvan?

   May I (have this dance)?

   Enkösaa olla missään rauhassa?

   Can't Iget peace anywhere?

   1. (intransitive) toget as one'stask orresponsibility to (do), beassigned to do[withtranslativeorlongfirst infinitive]

      Sain asian hoitaakseni.

      Iwas assigned to take care of the matter.

2. (transitive) toget[withelative‘out of’],make,produce,yield

   Saatko siitä vielä käyttökelpoisen?

   Can you stillget some use out of it?

   Saat minut hyvälle tuulelle.

   Youget me in a good mood.

   Näinsaadaan taikinasta tasainen.

   That's how youmake the batter smooth.

   1. (often passive voice) toget,(in the passive)yield,afford(to give or bring forth; yield as natural result)

      Rypäleistäsaadaan viiniä, oliiveista öljyä.

      Grapesafford wine, olives afford oil.

   2. toget ormake something done,manage to do[withtranslativeofpastactiveorpassiveparticiple;orwithpartitiveofpastactiveorpassiveparticiple]

      Oletansaavani paperit korjatuksi tänä viikonloppuna.

      I expect myself toget the papers corrected this weekend.

      Sain sen tehdyksi/tehtyä.

      I got it done.

   3. (transitive) tomake[withillative ofthird infinitive](to cause the direct object to be the subject of a verb)

      Saat minut nauramaan.

      Youmake me laugh.

3. may, to beallowed, to bepermitted;(restrictive)must;(in the negative)must (not),may (not)[withfirst infinitive]

   Saan katsoa televisiota.

   I am allowed to watch television.

   Saanko suudella kättäsi?

   May I kiss your hand?

   Kestosaa olla enintään neljä tuntia.

   The durationmust not exceed four hours.

   (literally, “The durationis allowed to be at most four hours.”)

   1. (often in the conditional mood) todeserve,ought to[withfirst infinitive]

      Synonyms:(in the indicative or conditional mood)sietää,ansaita

      Saisit hävetä!

      Youdeserve to be ashamed! / Youshould be ashamed!

   2. used in an indirect imperative sense, often with the addition ofluvan[withfirst infinitive]

      Nytsaa riittää!

      Enough!

      Sesaa luvan kelvata.

      It shall have to be good enough.

   3. tohave to do something (reluctantly)[withfirst infinitive]

      Häntäsaa aina odottaa.

      We alwayshave to wait for him.

      Jonain päivänäsaat nähdä.(implying negative consequences)

      Youwill see one day.

4. will[withfirst infinitive](expresses hope that something will happen in the future; usually used with a qualifier)

   Meidän tulee tietää — mesaamme tietää!

   We must know — wewill know!

5. (transitive, radio) tocopy(receive a transmission successfully)

   Sain. ―Copy.

6. (colloquial) toget laid[withablative‘by’](if the partner is mentioned)

   Tänä yönä aionsaada!

   Tonight I'm goingto get laid!

7. (archaic, poetic or dialectal) toarrive,come

   Synonym:saapua

   Syksysaa.

   Autumnis coming.

   • 1971, Kari Kuuva, “Pienen pojan haaveet”, performed by Jarno Sarjanen:

     Päivä mailleensaa
     Pian ois aika uinahtaa
     Mutt’ yö niin vilpoinen on taivaltaa

     I watch the setting sun
     The time to sleep has begun
     But the night's nice out here and walking's fun

     (literally, “The sun isarriving in its lands
     Soon it'd be time to sleep
     But the night is so fresh for walking”)

• “saada”, inKielitoimiston 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–, retrieved3 July 2023

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