sopia

Finnish

Etymology 1

From Proto-Finnic *sopidak (compare Karelian sopie, Ludian sopie, Estonian sobima and Votic sopia). Equivalent to sopa (“a suit or piece of clothing”) +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopiɑˣ/, [ˈs̠o̞piɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -opiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): so‧pi‧a

Verb

sopia

1. (intransitive) to fit [with allative] (to be of the correct size and shape)

   Nämä housut sopivat minulle täydellisesti.

   These pants fit me perfectly.

2. (intransitive) to fit [with illative] (to be capable of being put into or passing through something; to be not too big)

   Kaikki tavarat sopivat matkalaukkuun.

   All the things fit into the suitcase.

   Hyttynen ei sovi kulkemaan verkon reiästä.

   A mosquito can't fit through a hole in the mesh.

3. (intransitive) to suit, to be suitable [with translative ‘as’]

   Tämä viini sopii aperitiiviksi.

   This wine is suitable as an apéritif.

4. (intransitive) to comport with, match [with illative] (to be in agreement with; to be of an accord)

   Uudet säännöt eivät näyttäneet sopivan kerhon henkeen.

   The new rules did not seem to comport with the spirit of the club.

5. (intransitive) to agree (on), make an agreement (on) [with elative]

   USA ja Kirgisia sopivat tukikohdasta.

   USA and Kyrgyzstan made an agreement on the military base.

6. (transitive) to settle (a dispute or lawsuit)

   Naapurukset sopivat kiistansa.

   The neighbors settled their dispute.

7. (intransitive) to be acceptable, okay or alright (to/for); to be okay with; to suit [with allative]

   Synonym: kelvata

   Sopiiko sinulle, että syön ne?

   Is it okay for you if I eat them? / Are you okay with me eating them?

Conjugation

Inflection of sopia (Kotus type 61*E/sallia, p-v gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sovin	en sovi	1st sing.	olen sopinut	en ole sopinut
2nd sing.		sovit	et sovi	2nd sing.	olet sopinut	et ole sopinut
3rd sing.		sopii	ei sovi	3rd sing.	on sopinut	ei ole sopinut
1st plur.		sovimme	emme sovi	1st plur.	olemme sopineet	emme ole sopineet
2nd plur.		sovitte	ette sovi	2nd plur.	olette sopineet	ette ole sopineet
3rd plur.		sopivat	eivät sovi	3rd plur.	ovat sopineet	eivät ole sopineet
passive		sovitaan	ei sovita	passive	on sovittu	ei ole sovittu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sovin	en sopinut	1st sing.	olin sopinut	en ollut sopinut
2nd sing.		sovit	et sopinut	2nd sing.	olit sopinut	et ollut sopinut
3rd sing.		sopi	ei sopinut	3rd sing.	oli sopinut	ei ollut sopinut
1st plur.		sovimme	emme sopineet	1st plur.	olimme sopineet	emme olleet sopineet
2nd plur.		sovitte	ette sopineet	2nd plur.	olitte sopineet	ette olleet sopineet
3rd plur.		sopivat	eivät sopineet	3rd plur.	olivat sopineet	eivät olleet sopineet
passive		sovittiin	ei sovittu	passive	oli sovittu	ei ollut sovittu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sopisin	en sopisi	1st sing.	olisin sopinut	en olisi sopinut
2nd sing.		sopisit	et sopisi	2nd sing.	olisit sopinut	et olisi sopinut
3rd sing.		sopisi	ei sopisi	3rd sing.	olisi sopinut	ei olisi sopinut
1st plur.		sopisimme	emme sopisi	1st plur.	olisimme sopineet	emme olisi sopineet
2nd plur.		sopisitte	ette sopisi	2nd plur.	olisitte sopineet	ette olisi sopineet
3rd plur.		sopisivat	eivät sopisi	3rd plur.	olisivat sopineet	eivät olisi sopineet
passive		sovittaisiin	ei sovittaisi	passive	olisi sovittu	ei olisi sovittu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		sovi	älä sovi	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		sopikoon	älköön sopiko	3rd sing.	olkoon sopinut	älköön olko sopinut
1st plur.		sopikaamme	älkäämme sopiko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		sopikaa	älkää sopiko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		sopikoot	älkööt sopiko	3rd plur.	olkoot sopineet	älkööt olko sopineet
passive		sovittakoon	älköön sovittako	passive	olkoon sovittu	älköön olko sovittu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sopinen	en sopine	1st sing.	lienen sopinut	en liene sopinut
2nd sing.		sopinet	et sopine	2nd sing.	lienet sopinut	et liene sopinut
3rd sing.		sopinee	ei sopine	3rd sing.	lienee sopinut	ei liene sopinut
1st plur.		sopinemme	emme sopine	1st plur.	lienemme sopineet	emme liene sopineet
2nd plur.		sopinette	ette sopine	2nd plur.	lienette sopineet	ette liene sopineet
3rd plur.		sopinevat	eivät sopine	3rd plur.	lienevät sopineet	eivät liene sopineet
passive		sovittaneen	ei sovittane	passive	lienee sovittu	ei liene sovittu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		sopia		present	sopiva	sovittava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sopiakseni sopiaksemme 2nd sopiaksesi sopiaksenne 3rd sopiakseen sopiaksensa		past	sopinut	sovittu
2nd	inessive2	sopiessa	sovittaessa	agent4	sopima
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sopiessani sopiessamme 2nd sopiessasi sopiessanne 3rd sopiessaan sopiessansa		negative	sopimaton
	instructive	sopien	—	1) Used only with a possessive suffix. 2) Usually with a possessive suffix (active only). 3) Some uses of the verbal noun are called the 'fourth infinitive' by certain sources (more details). 4) Usually with a possessive suffix. May not be used with all verbs, especially intransitive ones (more details). Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.
3rd	inessive	sopimassa	—
	elative	sopimasta	—
	illative	sopimaan	—
	adessive	sopimalla	—
	abessive	sopimatta	—
	instructive	sopiman	sovittaman
4th3	verbal noun	sopiminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sopimaisillani sopimaisillamme 2nd sopimaisillasi sopimaisillanne 3rd sopimaisillaan sopimaisillansa

Derived terms

adjectives

• sopimaton
• sopiva
• sovelias
• sovinnainen

 

nouns

• sopeuma
• sopija
• sopiminen
• sopimus
• sopu
• sovinto

 

verbs

• sopeuttaa
• sopeutua
• sopia yhteen
• soveltaa
• sovittaa

 

Related terms

• sopu

Further reading

• “sopia”, 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 2023-07-03

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsopiɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞piɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -opiɑ
• Syllabification^(key): so‧pi‧a

Noun

sopia

1. partitive plural of sopa

Anagrams

• oispa