antaa

antaa

1. (interrogative) who

From Proto-Finnic *antadak, from Proto-Uralic *ëmta-, cognate with Estonian andma, Northern Sami vuovdit (“to sell”), Erzya андомс (andoms, “to feed”), Komi-Zyrian уд (ud) and Hungarian ad.

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑntɑːˣ/, [ˈɑn̪t̪ɑː(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑntɑː
• Syllabification^(key): an‧taa

antaa

1. (transitive) to give; to allow; to present, donate

   Annoin Liisalle kukat.

   I gave Liisa flowers.

2. (transitive + genitive + infinitive) To let, allow, permit.

   Anna hänen mennä.

   Let him go.

3. (transitive) To issue (to announce a legal statute).

   Valtioneuvosto antoi asetuksen.

   The Cabinet issued a decree. (in Finland)

4. (transitive) To distribute, hand/pass out.
5. (transitive) To grant, confer.
6. (transitive) To have any luck with fishing, gambling, etc., subject is unnamed it.

   Antaakohan se tänään ahvenia?

   I wonder whether I will catch any perch today? (lit. "whether it will give some perch (to me)")

7. (colloquial) To consent to have sex (with = allative), put out (to/for = allative)

• (to give): The indirect object (that who or which is given to) is in allative case.
• (to issue): The passive past participle of this verb is also used when the name of an Act of the Finnish Parliament consisting of laki and an elative qualifier needs inflecting. In other words, in the nominative case the act No. 684/2015 is known as laki eräistä asbestipurkutyötä koskevista vaatimuksista 'the Act on Certain Requirements Concerning Asbestos Removal Work'. In the inessive case, the name is pronounced in legislative texts as eräistä asbestipurkutyötä koskevista vaatimuksista annetussa laissa 'in the Act (issued) on Certain Requirements Concerning Asbestos Removal Work'.
• (to consent to have sex): This usage means very often that the person consenting to have sex is the submissive party, not necessarily enjoying the activity that much.

• (to give): suoda
• (to let, allow, permit): sallia, suoda
• (to be lucky in fishing, hunting): pyytää

• (take): ottaa
• (forbid, deny): kieltää; estää

From Proto-Finnic *antadak, from Proto-Uralic *ëmta-. Cognates include Finnish antaa and Estonian andma.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈɑntɑː/, [ˈɑntɑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈɑntɑː/, [ˈɑntɑː]
• Rhymes: -ɑntɑː
• Hyphenation: an‧taa

antaa

1. (ditransitive) to give
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 59:

     Lumiukko laahittii - kättee metla annettii,

     A snowman was made - a broom was given into his hand,

2. (ditransitive) to allow, let
   • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, N. I. Molotsova, transl., Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 7:

     Perrää senen annamma șommelan veen stokanaas seisahtaissa.

     After this we'll let the cloudy water in the glass settle down.

• In the sense "to give", the direct object (that which is given) is set in the usual object cases, whereas the indirect object (he whom it is given) is set in the allative case:

  Anna miulle vettä! ― Give me some water!

• In the sense "to allow", the direct object (that which is allowed) is usually the 1st infinitive, whereas the indirect object (he whom it is allowed) is set in the usual object cases:

  Anna miä joovva! ― Let me drink!

• V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 111
• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 16