saattaa

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[edit] Finnish

(index sa)

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Originally a factitive verb, derived from the verb saada.

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saattaa

  1. (transitive) To escort, usher, see, accompany, walk.
    Saatatko minut kotiin?
    Will you walk me home?
  2. (transitive) To bring, drive (into a situation).
  3. (transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive) To may (do, probably do); (in conditional mood) might (do, probably do).
  4. (transitive, auxiliary, + infinitive; in simple past tense) To have the impudence/nerve (to do), dare ((to) do), can (do).
    Miten sinä saatoit arvostella meitä?
    How dare you criticize us?

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saattaa

  1. Third-person singular indicative present form of saattaa.
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