Finnish Word of the Day
katsoa
/KAT-soa/ • verb — 25th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: to look at; to watch; to check
Examples
- Katson televisiota illalla.
(I watch TV in the evening.) - Katso tuonne, koira juoksee!
(Look over there, a dog is running!) - Katson elokuvaa netistä.
(I am watching a movie online.)
Synonyms
- katsella
- tuijottaa
- tarkastella
Katsoa is used for both 'looking' and 'watching' (e.g., TV, movies). When describing ongoing watching in Finnish you often use the partitive object (katson elokuvaa). The imperative 'katso' is used to tell someone to look.
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