Meaning of olla | Babel Free
/ˈolːɑˣ/Määritelmät
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to be (indicating that the subject and the complement of the verb form the same thing, or that the complement describes the subject) copulative
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to be (occupy a place, possibly abstractly for an action) intransitive
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to be, constitute, make up, form copulative
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to have; to own, to possess impersonal, intransitive, with-adessive
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to have, to possess (as a feature or capability, as opposed to simple possession; almost always for inanimate subjects) intransitive
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to have (a sensation) impersonal, intransitive, with-adessive, with-genitive
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(there) be impersonal, intransitive
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synonym of olla olemassa (“to exist”) impersonal, intransitive
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to behave, act (as if...) (followed by a essive plural form of a present active participle with a possessive suffix, a long first infinitive (most often with some verbs), or a subordinate clause beginning with (ikään,) kuin, requiring conditional mood) intransitive
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to have (used together with a past participle to build perfect and pluperfect tenses) auxiliary
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used together with a present participle to build the present and past prospective tenses. auxiliary, literary
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to have to, must; be obliged/forced to impersonal, intransitive, with-genitive
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to result in (with inanimate, abstract objects) impersonal, with-elative
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to be suited for, be capable of, be made for, be cut out for impersonal, with-elative
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to behave (properly) (e.g. of children) intransitive
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to play a children's game transitive
Vastineet
Esimerkit
“Olen onnellinen.”
I am happy.
“Minä olen lääkäri.”
I am a doctor.
“Olen kamalassa kunnossa.”
I'm in an awful shape.
“Peitto on puuvillaa.”
The blanket is (made of) cotton.
“Kilometri on tuhat metriä.”
A/one kilometre is a thousand metres.
“Täällä on hyvä olla.”
It's nice (being) here.
“Kenen kirja tämä on?”
Whose book is this?
“Tämä kirje on sinulle.”
This letter is for you.
“olla kalassa”
to be fishing
“Minä olen kotona.”
I am (at) home.
“Tuo on maanpetos.”
That constitutes (high) treason.
“Minulla on kissa.”
I have a cat.
“Minulla on ollut kissa.”
I have had a cat.
“Minulla ei ole kissaa.”
I don't have a cat.
“Tässä autossa on kaikki lisävarusteet.”
This car has all the accessories.
“Minulla on nälkä. / Minun on nälkä.”
I am hungry.
“Pöydällä on kissa.”
There is a cat on the table.
“Pöydällä ei ole kissaa.”
There is no cat on the table.
“Pöydällä on kissoja.”
There are (some) cats on the table.
“Pöydällä ei ole kissoja.”
There are no cats on the table.
“Lattialla on rahaa.”
There is (some) money on the floor.
“Ei rakkautta ole.”
Love doesn't exist.
“Hän oli (ikään), kuin ei olisi huomannut mitään.”
“Hän ei ollut huomaavinaan mitään.”
He behaved as if he hadn't noticed anything.
“Hän ei ollut tietääkseen asiasta.”
He acted as if he didn't know anything about the matter.
“Olen jo syönyt tänään.”
I have already eaten today.
“Olemme jo syöneet tänään.”
We have already eaten today.
“Olin jo syönyt.”
I had already eaten.
“Olimme jo syöneet.”
We had already eaten.
“Aamiainen oli jo syöty.”
Breakfast had already been eaten.
“ja te tulette tuntemaan totuuden, ja totuus on tekevä teidät vapaiksi.”
Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.
“Minun on nyt mentävä.”
I have to go now.
“Minun on palautettava kirja kirjastoon perjantaihin mennessä.”
I have to return the book to the library by Friday.
“Kirja on palautettava kirjastoon perjantaihin mennessä.”
The book has to be returned to the library by Friday.
“Onko sinut hiljennettävä pakolla?”
Do I have to make you shut your mouth?
“Siitä ei ole (mitään) hyötyä.”
It won't do any good. / It's pointless. / It won't help anything.
“Sinusta ei ole apua.”
You're not helping.
“Ei hänestä ole johtajaksi.”
(S)he isn't suited to be a leader.
“Minusta ei ole siihen.”
I can't do it. / I'm not cut out for it.
“Kenestä olisi korvaamaan hänet?”
Who could replace him/her?
“Sä ja mä ollaan halihippaa, yks ja kaks, toinen meistä karkaa...”
You and I are playing hug tag, one and two, one of us runs away...
CEFR-taso
This word is part of the CEFR A1 vocabulary — beginner level.