sattua

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *sattudak, from Proto-Finno-Permic [Term?]. Cognates include Karelian šatattua, Estonian sattuma, Ingrian sattua, Veps satutada (~ satuttaa), Votic sattua and Erzya сатомс (satoms).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑtːuɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝t̪ːuɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑtːuɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): sat‧tua

Verb

sattua

1. (intransitive, impersonal illative) to hurt, be sore (physically or mentally)

   Mihin sattuu?

   Where does it hurt?

   Minun jalkoihini sattuu.

   My legs are sore.

   Minua sattuu käteen.

   My arm hurts.

   Minuun sattui, kun sanoit noin.

   It hurt me when you said that.

2. (intransitive) to happen, to be (with "there"), occur, come about, come up

   Maantiellä sattui onnettomuus.

   An accident happened on the highway. / There was an accident on the highway.

   Kohdalleni sattui hyvä tilaisuus.

   A good opportunity came up for me.

3. (auxiliary) to happen [with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’] (do or occur by chance or unexpectedly)

   Hän vain sattuu olemaan sinua parempi.

   He just happens to be better than you.

   Jos (vaikka) sattuisi satamaan, ota sateenvarjo mukaan.

   Should it rain, take your umbrella with you.

   Satuitko kuulemaan mitä aiemmin tänään tapahtui?

   Incidentally, did you hear what happened earlier today?

4. (intransitive) to hit, strike [with illative]

   Mihin se sattui?

   Where did it strike?

5. (intransitive) to touch [with illative] (to come involuntarily into contact with)

   Kun hän istui penkillä, hänen hameensa helma sattui lattiaan.

   Sitting on the bench, the hem of her skirt touched the ground.

Conjugation

Inflection of sattua (Kotus type 52*C/sanoa, tt-t gradation)
indicative mood
present tense				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		satun	en satu	1st sing.	olen sattunut	en ole sattunut
2nd sing.		satut	et satu	2nd sing.	olet sattunut	et ole sattunut
3rd sing.		sattuu	ei satu	3rd sing.	on sattunut	ei ole sattunut
1st plur.		satumme	emme satu	1st plur.	olemme sattuneet	emme ole sattuneet
2nd plur.		satutte	ette satu	2nd plur.	olette sattuneet	ette ole sattuneet
3rd plur.		sattuvat	eivät satu	3rd plur.	ovat sattuneet	eivät ole sattuneet
passive		satutaan	ei satuta	passive	on satuttu	ei ole satuttu
past tense				pluperfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		satuin	en sattunut	1st sing.	olin sattunut	en ollut sattunut
2nd sing.		satuit	et sattunut	2nd sing.	olit sattunut	et ollut sattunut
3rd sing.		sattui	ei sattunut	3rd sing.	oli sattunut	ei ollut sattunut
1st plur.		satuimme	emme sattuneet	1st plur.	olimme sattuneet	emme olleet sattuneet
2nd plur.		satuitte	ette sattuneet	2nd plur.	olitte sattuneet	ette olleet sattuneet
3rd plur.		sattuivat	eivät sattuneet	3rd plur.	olivat sattuneet	eivät olleet sattuneet
passive		satuttiin	ei satuttu	passive	oli satuttu	ei ollut satuttu
conditional mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sattuisin	en sattuisi	1st sing.	olisin sattunut	en olisi sattunut
2nd sing.		sattuisit	et sattuisi	2nd sing.	olisit sattunut	et olisi sattunut
3rd sing.		sattuisi	ei sattuisi	3rd sing.	olisi sattunut	ei olisi sattunut
1st plur.		sattuisimme	emme sattuisi	1st plur.	olisimme sattuneet	emme olisi sattuneet
2nd plur.		sattuisitte	ette sattuisi	2nd plur.	olisitte sattuneet	ette olisi sattuneet
3rd plur.		sattuisivat	eivät sattuisi	3rd plur.	olisivat sattuneet	eivät olisi sattuneet
passive		satuttaisiin	ei satuttaisi	passive	olisi satuttu	ei olisi satuttu
imperative mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		—	—	1st sing.	—	—
2nd sing.		satu	älä satu	2nd sing.	—	—
3rd sing.		sattukoon	älköön sattuko	3rd sing.	olkoon sattunut	älköön olko sattunut
1st plur.		sattukaamme	älkäämme sattuko	1st plur.	—	—
2nd plur.		sattukaa	älkää sattuko	2nd plur.	—	—
3rd plur.		sattukoot	älkööt sattuko	3rd plur.	olkoot sattuneet	älkööt olko sattuneet
passive		satuttakoon	älköön satuttako	passive	olkoon satuttu	älköön olko satuttu
potential mood
present				perfect
person		positive	negative	person	positive	negative
1st sing.		sattunen	en sattune	1st sing.	lienen sattunut	en liene sattunut
2nd sing.		sattunet	et sattune	2nd sing.	lienet sattunut	et liene sattunut
3rd sing.		sattunee	ei sattune	3rd sing.	lienee sattunut	ei liene sattunut
1st plur.		sattunemme	emme sattune	1st plur.	lienemme sattuneet	emme liene sattuneet
2nd plur.		sattunette	ette sattune	2nd plur.	lienette sattuneet	ette liene sattuneet
3rd plur.		sattunevat	eivät sattune	3rd plur.	lienevät sattuneet	eivät liene sattuneet
passive		satuttaneen	ei satuttane	passive	lienee satuttu	ei liene satuttu
Nominal forms
infinitives				participles
		active	passive		active	passive
1st		sattua		present	sattuva	satuttava
long 1st1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sattuakseni sattuaksemme 2nd sattuaksesi sattuaksenne 3rd sattuakseen sattuaksensa		past	sattunut	satuttu
2nd	inessive2	sattuessa	satuttaessa	agent4	sattuma
		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sattuessani sattuessamme 2nd sattuessasi sattuessanne 3rd sattuessaan sattuessansa		negative	sattumaton
	instructive	sattuen	—	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	sattumassa	—
	elative	sattumasta	—
	illative	sattumaan	—
	adessive	sattumalla	—
	abessive	sattumatta	—
	instructive	sattuman	satuttaman
4th3	verbal noun	sattuminen
5th1		Possessive forms Person sing. plur. 1st sattumaisillani sattumaisillamme 2nd sattumaisillasi sattumaisillanne 3rd sattumaisillaan sattumaisillansa

Synonyms

• (to happen, occur): tapahtua
• (to hit, strike): osua
• (to touch): osua, koskea, koskettaa
• (to hurt): koskea, aristaa, satuttaa

Derived terms

adjectives

• satunnainen

 

nouns

• sattuma
• sattuminen
• sattumus

 

phrases

• miten sattuu

 

verbs

• satuttaa

 

Collocations

Collocations

• sattua arkaan paikkaan ― to hit a sore spot
• sattua huonoon saumaan ― to come/happen at a bad time
• sattua hyvään saumaan ― to come/happen at a good time
• sattua kohdalleen ― to fall into place; to strike home, hit the nail on the nail
• sattua vastakkain ― to bump, run (into each other)
• sattua yhteen

  (of occurrences) to coincide
  (of two looks) to meet
  (of people) to bump/run into each other

Further reading

• “sattua”, 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

Anagrams

• astuta, asutat, satuta, sutata, tausta