I am having a hard time wrapping my head around some similiar verbs. Anybody care to explain ? This would mean a lot to me :)

1.What are the differences between these verbs?
a. voivotta vs valitta
b. likkua vs siirtyä vs muutaa
c. saada vs vastaanottaa
d. lähettää vs toimitta
e. Alkaa vs Aloitta (How are these related ? Use cases ?)
f. saavutta vs päästä

2. When to use oikein vs todella vs other similiar words ?

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I am having a hard time wrapping my head around some similiar verbs. Anybody care to explain ? This would mean a lot to me :)

1.What are the differences between these verbs?
a. voivotta vs valitta
b. likkua vs siirtyä vs muutaa
c. saada vs vastaanottaa
d. lähettää vs toimitta
e. Alkaa vs Aloitta (How are these related ? Use cases ?)
f. saavutta vs päästä

2. When to use oikein vs todella vs other similiar words ?

mozzyrelly · Answer

"Alkaa" usually means something beginning, whereas "aloittaa" means someone or something actively starting something.

Kesä alkaa = The summer begins
Pekka aloittaa kesälomansa = Pekka starts his vacation
Päivä alkaa kello kuusi = The day begins at six o'clock
Pekka aloittaa päivänsä kello kuusi = Pekka starts his day at six o'clock

"Oikein" and "todella" can be used interchangeably (meaning "really") but "oikein" also means "correct" or "correctly".

Oikein vai väärin? = Correct or incorrect?

NanaPenguin · Answer

a) voivottaa = to complain about something that shoud have been done, for example "Minun olisi pitänyt olla varovaisempi, etten olisi rikkonut mukia!" (I should have been more careful, so I would have not droped a mug!)
    valittaa = to complain, for example "voi, päätäni särkee!"(oh my head hurts!)

b) liikkua = to move, for example "Jaska liikkui paikallaan." (Jaska moved on his place.)
     siirtyä = to transfer, for example "Mika siirtyi toiseen kouluun." (Mika transfered to another school)
     muuttaa = to move, for example "Mikko muutti Helsinkiin." (Mikko moved to Helsinki.)

c) saada = to get something, for example "Sain lahjan!" (I got a present!)
     vastaanottaa = to receive, for example "Sain postissa paketin." (I received a package from the mail.

d) lähettää = to send, for example "Lähetin kirjeen." (I send a letter.)
     toimittaa = to deliver, for example "Yritys toimittaa paketteja." (a company delivers packages.)

e) alkaa = to start, for example "Aika alkaa nyt!" (the time begans now!)
    Aloittaa = to began, for example "Uusi työntekijä aloittaa huomenna." (the new worker begans to work tomorrow.)

f) saavuttaa = to reach, for example "Jussi saavutti Jonin." (Jussi reached Joni.)
    päästä = to get, for example "Jussi pääsi taloon sisälle." (Jussi got inside the house.)

2. When to use oikein vs todella vs other similiar words ?
'Oikein' and 'todella' can be used before adjective to make adjective more powerful. I can't think a situation were you can not use them or you have to use a certain one of them. (Please, my fellow Finnish speakers, tell if I'm wrong!)

On my opinion using this kind of words all the time, can make sentences look and sound a little overeacted. But for most of people it's totally okay, that these words are used. And also it can be only me thinking like this! 😄

ellaperuna · Answer

a) Voivottaa >> complain, seen as more annoying I think? {used pretty rarely}

Valittaa >> complain, to make a complaint {used more of these two words}

b) Liikkua >> move, do sports
"Sinun pitäisi liikkua enemmän" >> "You should do more sports"

"Liikutan hahmoa paikasta A paikkaan B" >> "I'm moving the character from place A to place B" {'Liikkua' is not a very common word for this meaning}

Siirtyä >> move, transport, relocate

"Siirrän hahmon tänne" >> "I will move the character here"

Muuttaa >> move, emigrate, transpose

"Muutan huomenna uuteen taloon" >> "Tomorrow I will move to a new house" {basically if you change the place you live in}

c) Saada >> get, receive

"Saitko sen uuden pelin?" >> "Did you get the new game?"

Vastaanottaa >> receive

"Vastaanotitko minun viestini?" >> "Did you receive my message?" {you can also use 'saada' instead of 'vastaanottaa' in this meaning, since finnish people barely use formal words and 'saada' is more informal}

d) Lähettää >> send

"Lähetitkö sen viestin" >> "Did you send the message?"

Toimittaa >> deliver

"Postimies toimitti paketin" >> "A postman delivered a package"

e) Alkaa >> start, begin

"Kisa alkaa" >> "The race starts"

Aloittaa >> start, begin {if a person starts/begins something}

"Aloitin uuden projektin" >> "I started a new project"

f) Saavuttaa >> reach, achieve, gain

"Saavutin uuden palkinnon" >> "I achieved a new trophy"

Päästä >> get [somewhere]

"Pääsen hyvään yliopistoon" >> "I'm getting to a great university"

2. Oikein >> right, really

"[se on] oikein" >> "[that's] right"

"Käänny oikealle" >> "Turn right"

"Oikein hyvä" >> "Very good" {not so usual}

Todella >> really

"Todella hyvä" >> "Really good"

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