tavata

Tapaan hänet teatterin edessä.

I'll meet him/her in front of the theater.

(transitive) to meet (come face to face with)

tavata vastustajansa

(transitive) to meet (come together in conflict)

Kun ensi kerran tulet kaupunkiin, meidän pitäisi tavata jossakin.

The next time you come in town we should meet up somewhere.

Tapasin karhun metsässä viime kesänä.

Last summer I encountered a bear in the forest.

Tavataanko niitä koko maassa?

(literally, “Are they encountered throughout the entire country?”)

Are they found throughout the entire country?

Tapasin mieheni taas baarista.

Kun saavuin kotiin, tapasin hänet nukkumasta.

When I came home, I found him/her asleep.

+obj

(transitive) to catch, find [with elative ‘from’; or with elative of third infinitive ‘doing’]

Pää tapaa jatkuvasti kattoon, kun se on niin matala.

My head keeps touching the ceiling since it's so low.

to touch, meet, feel, hit, catch [with illative or partitive or accusative]

Kuulin oudon äänen juuri kun käteni tapasi ovenkahvaa.

I heard a strange sound just as my hand touched the door handle.

(transitive, usually atelic) to touch, fumble

tapaan (first-person indicative present singular)
en tapaa (first-person indicative negative present singular)
olen tavannut (first-person indicative perfect singular)
en ole tavannut (first-person indicative negative perfect singular)
tapaat (indicative present second-person singular)
et tapaa (indicative negative present second-person singular)
olet tavannut (indicative perfect second-person singular)
et ole tavannut (indicative negative perfect second-person singular)
tapaa (indicative present singular third-person)
ei tapaa (indicative negative present singular third-person)
on tavannut (indicative perfect singular third-person)
ei ole tavannut (indicative negative perfect singular third-person)
tapaamme (first-person indicative plural present)
emme tapaa (first-person indicative negative plural present)
olemme tavanneet (first-person indicative perfect plural)
emme ole tavanneet (first-person indicative negative perfect plural)
tapaatte (indicative plural present second-person)
ette tapaa (indicative negative plural present second-person)
olette tavanneet (indicative perfect plural second-person)
ette ole tavanneet (indicative negative perfect plural second-person)
tapaavat (indicative plural present third-person)
eivät tapaa (indicative negative plural present third-person)
ovat tavanneet (indicative perfect plural third-person)
eivät ole tavanneet (indicative negative perfect plural third-person)
tavataan (indicative passive present)
ei tavata (indicative negative passive present)
on tavattu (indicative passive perfect)
ei ole tavattu (indicative negative passive perfect)
tapasin (first-person indicative past singular)
en tavannut (first-person indicative negative past singular)
olin tavannut (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
en ollut tavannut (first-person indicative negative pluperfect singular)
tapasit (indicative past second-person singular)
et tavannut (indicative negative past second-person singular)
olit tavannut (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
et ollut tavannut (indicative negative pluperfect second-person singular)
tapasi (indicative past singular third-person)
ei tavannut (indicative negative past singular third-person)
oli tavannut (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
ei ollut tavannut (indicative negative pluperfect singular third-person)
tapasimme (first-person indicative past plural)
emme tavanneet (first-person indicative negative past plural)
olimme tavanneet (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
emme olleet tavanneet (first-person indicative negative pluperfect plural)
tapasitte (indicative past plural second-person)
ette tavanneet (indicative negative past plural second-person)
olitte tavanneet (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
ette olleet tavanneet (indicative negative pluperfect plural second-person)
tapasivat (indicative past plural third-person)
eivät tavanneet (indicative negative past plural third-person)
olivat tavanneet (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
eivät olleet tavanneet (indicative negative pluperfect plural third-person)
tavattiin (indicative passive past)
ei tavattu (indicative negative passive past)
oli tavattu (indicative passive pluperfect)
ei ollut tavattu (indicative negative passive pluperfect)
tapaisin (conditional first-person present singular)
en tapaisi (conditional first-person negative present singular)
olisin tavannut (conditional first-person perfect singular)
en olisi tavannut (conditional first-person negative perfect singular)
tapaisit (conditional present second-person singular)
et tapaisi (conditional negative present second-person singular)
olisit tavannut (conditional perfect second-person singular)
et olisi tavannut (conditional negative perfect second-person singular)
tapaisi (conditional present singular third-person)
ei tapaisi (conditional negative present singular third-person)
olisi tavannut (conditional perfect singular third-person)
ei olisi tavannut (conditional negative perfect singular third-person)
tapaisimme (conditional first-person plural present)
emme tapaisi (conditional first-person negative plural present)
olisimme tavanneet (conditional first-person perfect plural)
emme olisi tavanneet (conditional first-person negative perfect plural)
tapaisitte (conditional plural present second-person)
ette tapaisi (conditional negative plural present second-person)
olisitte tavanneet (conditional perfect plural second-person)
ette olisi tavanneet (conditional negative perfect plural second-person)
tapaisivat (conditional plural present third-person)
eivät tapaisi (conditional negative plural present third-person)
olisivat tavanneet (conditional perfect plural third-person)
eivät olisi tavanneet (conditional negative perfect plural third-person)
tavattaisiin (conditional passive present)
ei tavattaisi (conditional negative passive present)
olisi tavattu (conditional passive perfect)
ei olisi tavattu (conditional negative passive perfect)
tapaa (imperative present second-person singular)
älä tapaa (imperative negative present second-person singular)
tavatkoon (imperative present singular third-person)
älköön tavatko (imperative negative present singular third-person)
olkoon tavannut (imperative perfect singular third-person)
älköön olko tavannut (imperative negative perfect singular third-person)
tavatkaamme (first-person imperative plural present)
älkäämme tavatko (first-person imperative negative plural present)
tavatkaa (imperative plural present second-person)
älkää tavatko (imperative negative plural present second-person)
tavatkoot (imperative plural present third-person)
älkööt tavatko (imperative negative plural present third-person)
olkoot tavanneet (imperative perfect plural third-person)
älkööt olko tavanneet (imperative negative perfect plural third-person)
tavattakoon (imperative passive present)
älköön tavattako (imperative negative passive present)
olkoon tavattu (imperative passive perfect)
älköön olko tavattu (imperative negative passive perfect)
tavannen (first-person potential present singular)
en tavanne (first-person negative potential present singular)
lienen tavannut (first-person perfect potential singular)
en liene tavannut (first-person negative perfect potential singular)
tavannet (potential present second-person singular)
et tavanne (negative potential present second-person singular)
lienet tavannut (perfect potential second-person singular)
et liene tavannut (negative perfect potential second-person singular)
tavannee (potential present singular third-person)
ei tavanne (negative potential present singular third-person)
lienee tavannut (perfect potential singular third-person)
ei liene tavannut (negative perfect potential singular third-person)
tavannemme (first-person plural potential present)
emme tavanne (first-person negative plural potential present)
lienemme tavanneet (first-person perfect plural potential)
emme liene tavanneet (first-person negative perfect plural potential)
tavannette (plural potential present second-person)
ette tavanne (negative plural potential present second-person)
lienette tavanneet (perfect plural potential second-person)
ette liene tavanneet (negative perfect plural potential second-person)
tavannevat (plural potential present third-person)
eivät tavanne (negative plural potential present third-person)
lienevät tavanneet (perfect plural potential third-person)
eivät liene tavanneet (negative perfect plural potential third-person)
tavattaneen (passive potential present)
ei tavattane (negative passive potential present)
lienee tavattu (passive perfect potential)
ei liene tavattu (negative passive perfect potential)
tavata (infinitive infinitive-i)
tapaava (active participle present)
tavattava (participle passive present)
tavatakseni (first-person possessive singular)
tavataksemme (first-person plural possessive)
tavataksesi (possessive second-person singular)
tavataksenne (plural possessive second-person)
tavatakseen (possessive third-person)
tavataksensa (possessive third-person)
tavannut (infinitive-i-long past)
tavattu (infinitive-i-long past)
tavatessa (inessive second-person)
tavattaessa (inessive second-person)
tapaama (agent)
tavatessani (first-person possessive singular)
tavatessamme (first-person plural possessive)
tavatessasi (possessive second-person singular)
tavatessanne (plural possessive second-person)
tavatessaan (possessive third-person)
tavatessansa (possessive third-person)
tapaamaton (inessive negative second-person)
tavaten (instructive second-person)
tapaamassa (inessive third-person)
tapaamasta (elative third-person)
tapaamaan (illative third-person)
tapaamalla (adessive third-person)
tapaamatta (abessive third-person)
tapaaman (instructive third-person)
tavattaman (instructive third-person)
tapaaminen (fourth-person noun-from-verb)
tapaamaisillani (first-person possessive singular)
tapaamaisillamme (first-person plural possessive)
tapaamaisillasi (possessive second-person singular)
tapaamaisillanne (plural possessive second-person)
tapaamaisillaan (possessive third-person)
tapaamaisillansa (possessive third-person)

From Proto-Finnic *tabat'ak, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *dabaną. Cognate with Ingrian tavata, Karelian tavata, Votic tavatõ, Estonian tabama, Ludian tabada, Livonian ta'bbõ (“to guess, to solve a riddle”). Alternatively, sometimes compared with Erzya тавадомс (tavadoms), Udmurt тупаны (tupany, “to fit”), Komi-Zyrian топӧдны (topödny, “to squeeze, to combine, to join”), Hungarian tapad (“to cling, stick”), tapaszt (“to stick, to plaster”).

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tavata

Lapsuudessa tapasin syödä aamuisin leipää ja kaakaota.

I used to have bread and cocoa in the morning in my childhood.

Meitä tavattiin kutsua onnenlinnuiksi.

Tapaan syödä myöhään illalla.

(transitive) to have a habit (of doing something), to usually (do) (something), used to (do) (something) (past tense sense), to tend to be [with first infinitive]

Either from the same Germanic source as tavata (etymology 1) or from tapa + -ta.

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tavata

Near-synonym: kirjoittaa (“to spell a word; write a word correctly, compose a word of letters”)

(transitive) to spell (a word; to pronounce a word letter by letter or syllable by syllable)

(transitive) to decipher (to read obscure or almost illegible text)

tavaan (first-person indicative present singular)
en tavaa (first-person indicative negative present singular)
olen tavannut (first-person indicative perfect singular)
en ole tavannut (first-person indicative negative perfect singular)
tavaat (indicative present second-person singular)
et tavaa (indicative negative present second-person singular)
olet tavannut (indicative perfect second-person singular)
et ole tavannut (indicative negative perfect second-person singular)
tavaa (indicative present singular third-person)
ei tavaa (indicative negative present singular third-person)
on tavannut (indicative perfect singular third-person)
ei ole tavannut (indicative negative perfect singular third-person)
tavaamme (first-person indicative plural present)
emme tavaa (first-person indicative negative plural present)
olemme tavanneet (first-person indicative perfect plural)
emme ole tavanneet (first-person indicative negative perfect plural)
tavaatte (indicative plural present second-person)
ette tavaa (indicative negative plural present second-person)
olette tavanneet (indicative perfect plural second-person)
ette ole tavanneet (indicative negative perfect plural second-person)
tavaavat (indicative plural present third-person)
eivät tavaa (indicative negative plural present third-person)
ovat tavanneet (indicative perfect plural third-person)
eivät ole tavanneet (indicative negative perfect plural third-person)
tavataan (indicative passive present)
ei tavata (indicative negative passive present)
on tavattu (indicative passive perfect)
ei ole tavattu (indicative negative passive perfect)
tavasin (first-person indicative past singular)
en tavannut (first-person indicative negative past singular)
olin tavannut (first-person indicative pluperfect singular)
en ollut tavannut (first-person indicative negative pluperfect singular)
tavasit (indicative past second-person singular)
et tavannut (indicative negative past second-person singular)
olit tavannut (indicative pluperfect second-person singular)
et ollut tavannut (indicative negative pluperfect second-person singular)
tavasi (indicative past singular third-person)
ei tavannut (indicative negative past singular third-person)
oli tavannut (indicative pluperfect singular third-person)
ei ollut tavannut (indicative negative pluperfect singular third-person)
tavasimme (first-person indicative past plural)
emme tavanneet (first-person indicative negative past plural)
olimme tavanneet (first-person indicative pluperfect plural)
emme olleet tavanneet (first-person indicative negative pluperfect plural)
tavasitte (indicative past plural second-person)
ette tavanneet (indicative negative past plural second-person)
olitte tavanneet (indicative pluperfect plural second-person)
ette olleet tavanneet (indicative negative pluperfect plural second-person)
tavasivat (indicative past plural third-person)
eivät tavanneet (indicative negative past plural third-person)
olivat tavanneet (indicative pluperfect plural third-person)
eivät olleet tavanneet (indicative negative pluperfect plural third-person)
tavattiin (indicative passive past)
ei tavattu (indicative negative passive past)
oli tavattu (indicative passive pluperfect)
ei ollut tavattu (indicative negative passive pluperfect)
tavaisin (conditional first-person present singular)
en tavaisi (conditional first-person negative present singular)
olisin tavannut (conditional first-person perfect singular)
en olisi tavannut (conditional first-person negative perfect singular)
tavaisit (conditional present second-person singular)
et tavaisi (conditional negative present second-person singular)
olisit tavannut (conditional perfect second-person singular)
et olisi tavannut (conditional negative perfect second-person singular)
tavaisi (conditional present singular third-person)
ei tavaisi (conditional negative present singular third-person)
olisi tavannut (conditional perfect singular third-person)
ei olisi tavannut (conditional negative perfect singular third-person)
tavaisimme (conditional first-person plural present)
emme tavaisi (conditional first-person negative plural present)
olisimme tavanneet (conditional first-person perfect plural)
emme olisi tavanneet (conditional first-person negative perfect plural)
tavaisitte (conditional plural present second-person)
ette tavaisi (conditional negative plural present second-person)
olisitte tavanneet (conditional perfect plural second-person)
ette olisi tavanneet (conditional negative perfect plural second-person)
tavaisivat (conditional plural present third-person)
eivät tavaisi (conditional negative plural present third-person)
olisivat tavanneet (conditional perfect plural third-person)
eivät olisi tavanneet (conditional negative perfect plural third-person)
tavattaisiin (conditional passive present)
ei tavattaisi (conditional negative passive present)
olisi tavattu (conditional passive perfect)
ei olisi tavattu (conditional negative passive perfect)
tavaa (imperative present second-person singular)
älä tavaa (imperative negative present second-person singular)
tavatkoon (imperative present singular third-person)
älköön tavatko (imperative negative present singular third-person)
olkoon tavannut (imperative perfect singular third-person)
älköön olko tavannut (imperative negative perfect singular third-person)
tavatkaamme (first-person imperative plural present)
älkäämme tavatko (first-person imperative negative plural present)
tavatkaa (imperative plural present second-person)
älkää tavatko (imperative negative plural present second-person)
tavatkoot (imperative plural present third-person)
älkööt tavatko (imperative negative plural present third-person)
olkoot tavanneet (imperative perfect plural third-person)
älkööt olko tavanneet (imperative negative perfect plural third-person)
tavattakoon (imperative passive present)
älköön tavattako (imperative negative passive present)
olkoon tavattu (imperative passive perfect)
älköön olko tavattu (imperative negative passive perfect)
tavannen (first-person potential present singular)
en tavanne (first-person negative potential present singular)
lienen tavannut (first-person perfect potential singular)
en liene tavannut (first-person negative perfect potential singular)
tavannet (potential present second-person singular)
et tavanne (negative potential present second-person singular)
lienet tavannut (perfect potential second-person singular)
et liene tavannut (negative perfect potential second-person singular)
tavannee (potential present singular third-person)
ei tavanne (negative potential present singular third-person)
lienee tavannut (perfect potential singular third-person)
ei liene tavannut (negative perfect potential singular third-person)
tavannemme (first-person plural potential present)
emme tavanne (first-person negative plural potential present)
lienemme tavanneet (first-person perfect plural potential)
emme liene tavanneet (first-person negative perfect plural potential)
tavannette (plural potential present second-person)
ette tavanne (negative plural potential present second-person)
lienette tavanneet (perfect plural potential second-person)
ette liene tavanneet (negative perfect plural potential second-person)
tavannevat (plural potential present third-person)
eivät tavanne (negative plural potential present third-person)
lienevät tavanneet (perfect plural potential third-person)
eivät liene tavanneet (negative perfect plural potential third-person)
tavattaneen (passive potential present)
ei tavattane (negative passive potential present)
lienee tavattu (passive perfect potential)
ei liene tavattu (negative passive perfect potential)
tavata (infinitive infinitive-i)
tavaava (active participle present)
tavattava (participle passive present)
tavatakseni (first-person possessive singular)
tavataksemme (first-person plural possessive)
tavataksesi (possessive second-person singular)
tavataksenne (plural possessive second-person)
tavatakseen (possessive third-person)
tavataksensa (possessive third-person)
tavannut (infinitive-i-long past)
tavattu (infinitive-i-long past)
tavatessa (inessive second-person)
tavattaessa (inessive second-person)
tavaama (agent)
tavatessani (first-person possessive singular)
tavatessamme (first-person plural possessive)
tavatessasi (possessive second-person singular)
tavatessanne (plural possessive second-person)
tavatessaan (possessive third-person)
tavatessansa (possessive third-person)
tavaamaton (inessive negative second-person)
tavaten (instructive second-person)
tavaamassa (inessive third-person)
tavaamasta (elative third-person)
tavaamaan (illative third-person)
tavaamalla (adessive third-person)
tavaamatta (abessive third-person)
tavaaman (instructive third-person)
tavattaman (instructive third-person)
tavaaminen (fourth-person noun-from-verb)
tavaamaisillani (first-person possessive singular)
tavaamaisillamme (first-person plural possessive)
tavaamaisillasi (possessive second-person singular)
tavaamaisillanne (plural possessive second-person)
tavaamaisillaan (possessive third-person)
tavaamaisillansa (possessive third-person)

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