Finnish Word of the Day
odottaa
/O-do-taa/ • verb — 21st of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to wait; to expect (someone or something)
Examples
- Minä odotan bussia pysäkillä.
(I'm waiting for the bus at the stop.) - Voitko odottaa hetken?
(Can you wait a moment?) - Hän odottaa tuloksia kokeesta.
(He/she is waiting for the results of the exam.)
Synonyms
- odotella
- viipyä
Use odottaa when you physically wait for someone or something (a person, transport, an event) or when you expect an outcome. Odotella is a more colloquial/continuous form (like 'to be waiting around'), and viipyä means to linger or stay for a while and can sometimes overlap in meaning.
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