saada

See also: säädä

Estonian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːd̥ɑ/, [ˈsɑːd̥ɑ]
Hyphenation: saa‧da

Verb

saada

Da-infinitive of saama.
Tahan raha saada. ― I want to get money.

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑˑd̥ɑ/, [ˈsɑˑd̥ɑ]
Hyphenation: saa‧da

Verb

saada

second-person singular present imperative of saatma
Saada see kiri ära. ― Send this letter.
present indicative connegative of saatma

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *saadak, from Proto-Uralic *saxe-.^[1] Compare Erzya саемс (sajems, “to get, to take”), самс (sams, “to arrive”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːdɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ːdɑ̝(ʔ)]
Rhymes: -ɑːdɑ
Syllabification^(key): saa‧da

Verb

saada

(transitive) to get, receive
Saan huomenna paketin.
I will receive a parcel tomorrow.

Sain hyvän idean luettuani erään kirjan!
I got a good idea after reading a certain book!

Mitä sait joululahjaksi?
What did you get for Christmas?

Saat vielä uuden tilaisuuden.
You'll get another chance.

Saanko luvan?
May I (have this dance)?

Enkö saa olla missään rauhassa?
Can't I get peace anywhere?
(transitive) to get [with elative ‘out of’], make, produce, yield
Saatko siitä vielä käyttökelpoisen?
Can you still get some use out of it?

Saat minut hyvälle tuulelle.
You get me in a good mood.

Näin saadaan taikinasta tasainen.
That's how you make the batter smooth.
1. (often passive voice) to get, (in the passive) yield, afford (to give or bring forth; yield as natural result)
  Rypäleistä saadaan viiniä, oliiveista öljyä.
  Grapes afford wine, olives afford oil.
2. (auxiliary) to get or make something done, manage to do [with translative of past active or passive participle; or with partitive of past active or passive participle]
  Oletan saavani paperit korjatuksi tänä viikonloppuna.
  I expect myself to get the papers corrected this weekend.
  
  Sain sen tehdyksi/tehtyä.
  I got it done.
3. (transitive, auxiliary + illative of the third infinitive) to make (to cause the direct object to be the subject of a verb)
  Saat minut nauramaan.
  You make me laugh.
(auxiliary + first infinitive) may, to be allowed, to be permitted; (restrictive) must; (in the negative) must (not), may (not)
Saan katsoa televisiota.
I am allowed to watch television.

Saanko suudella kättäsi?
May I kiss your hand?

Kesto saa olla enintään neljä tuntia.
The duration must not exceed four hours.
(literally, “The duration is allowed to be at most four hours.”)
1. (auxiliary + first infinitive, often in the conditional mood) to deserve, ought to
  Synonyms: (in the indicative or conditional mood) sietää, ansaita
  
  Saisit hävetä!
  You deserve to be ashamed! / You should be ashamed!
2. (auxiliary + first infinitive) used in an indirect imperative sense, often with the addition of luvan
  Nyt saa riittää!
  Enough!
  
  Se saa luvan kelvata.
  It shall have to be good enough.
3. (auxiliary + first infinitive) to have to do something (reluctantly)
  Häntä saa aina odottaa.
  We always have to wait for him.
  
  Jonain päivänä saat nähdä. (implying negative consequences)
  You will see one day.
(auxiliary + first infinitive) will (expresses hope that something will happen in the future; usually used with a qualifier)
Meidän tulee tietää — me saamme tietää!
We must know — we will know!
(transitive, radio) to copy (receive a transmission successfully)
Sain. ― Copy.
(colloquial) to get laid [with ablative ‘by’] (if the partner is mentioned)
Tänä yönä aion saada!
This night I'm going to get laid!
(archaic, poetic or dialectal) to arrive, come
Synonym: saapua

Syksy saa.
Autumn is coming.
- 1971, Kari Kuuva (lyrics and music), “Pienen pojan haaveet”, performed by Jarno Sarjanen:
  Päivä mailleen saa
  Pian ois aika uinahtaa
  Mutt’ yö niin vilpoinen on taivaltaa
  I watch the setting sun
  The time to sleep has begun
  But the night's nice out here and walking's fun
  (literally, “The sun is arriving in its lands
  Soon it'd be time to sleep
  But the night is so fresh for walking”)

Conjugation

Inflection of saada (Kotus type 63/saada, no gradation)

indicative mood

present tense

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

saan

en saa

1st sing.

olen saanut

en ole saanut

2nd sing.

saat

et saa

2nd sing.

olet saanut

et ole saanut

3rd sing.

saa

ei saa

3rd sing.

on saanut

ei ole saanut

1st plur.

saamme

emme saa

1st plur.

olemme saaneet

emme ole saaneet

2nd plur.

saatte

ette saa

2nd plur.

olette saaneet

ette ole saaneet

3rd plur.

saavat

eivät saa

3rd plur.

ovat saaneet

eivät ole saaneet

passive

saadaan

ei saada

passive

on saatu

ei ole saatu

past tense

pluperfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

sain

en saanut

1st sing.

olin saanut

en ollut saanut

2nd sing.

sait

et saanut

2nd sing.

olit saanut

et ollut saanut

3rd sing.

sai

ei saanut

3rd sing.

oli saanut

ei ollut saanut

1st plur.

saimme

emme saaneet

1st plur.

olimme saaneet

emme olleet saaneet

2nd plur.

saitte

ette saaneet

2nd plur.

olitte saaneet

ette olleet saaneet

3rd plur.

saivat

eivät saaneet

3rd plur.

olivat saaneet

eivät olleet saaneet

passive

saatiin

ei saatu

passive

oli saatu

ei ollut saatu

conditional mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

saisin

en saisi

1st sing.

olisin saanut

en olisi saanut

2nd sing.

saisit

et saisi

2nd sing.

olisit saanut

et olisi saanut

3rd sing.

saisi

ei saisi

3rd sing.

olisi saanut

ei olisi saanut

1st plur.

saisimme

emme saisi

1st plur.

olisimme saaneet

emme olisi saaneet

2nd plur.

saisitte

ette saisi

2nd plur.

olisitte saaneet

ette olisi saaneet

3rd plur.

saisivat

eivät saisi

3rd plur.

olisivat saaneet

eivät olisi saaneet

passive

saataisiin

ei saataisi

passive

olisi saatu

ei olisi saatu

imperative mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

—

1st sing.

—

2nd sing.

saa

älä saa

2nd sing.

—

3rd sing.

saakoon

älköön saako

3rd sing.

olkoon saanut

älköön olko saanut

1st plur.

saakaamme

älkäämme saako

1st plur.

—

2nd plur.

saakaa

älkää saako

2nd plur.

—

3rd plur.

saakoot

älkööt saako

3rd plur.

olkoot saaneet

älkööt olko saaneet

passive

saatakoon

älköön saatako

passive

olkoon saatu

älköön olko saatu

potential mood

present

perfect

person

positive

negative

person

positive

negative

1st sing.

saanen

en saane

1st sing.

lienen saanut

en liene saanut

2nd sing.

saanet

et saane

2nd sing.

lienet saanut

et liene saanut

3rd sing.

saanee

ei saane

3rd sing.

lienee saanut

ei liene saanut

1st plur.

saanemme

emme saane

1st plur.

lienemme saaneet

emme liene saaneet

2nd plur.

saanette

ette saane

2nd plur.

lienette saaneet

ette liene saaneet

3rd plur.

saanevat

eivät saane

3rd plur.

lienevät saaneet

eivät liene saaneet

passive

saataneen

ei saatane

passive

lienee saatu

ei liene saatu

Nominal forms

infinitives

participles

active

passive

active

passive

1st

saada

present

saava

saatava

long 1st¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	saadakseni	saadaksemme
2nd	saadaksesi	saadaksenne
3rd	saadakseen saadaksensa

past

saanut

saatu

2nd

inessive²

saadessa

saataessa

agent⁴

saama

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	saadessani	saadessamme
2nd	saadessasi	saadessanne
3rd	saadessaan saadessansa

negative

saamaton

instructive

saaden

—

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. Not used with intransitive verbs. Distinct from nouns with the -ma suffix and third infinitive forms.

3rd

inessive

saamassa

—

elative

saamasta

—

illative

saamaan

—

adessive

saamalla

—

abessive

saamatta

—

instructive

saaman

saataman

4th³

verbal noun

saaminen

5th¹

Possessive forms
Person	sing.	plur.
1st	saamaisillani	saamaisillamme
2nd	saamaisillasi	saamaisillanne
3rd	saamaisillaan saamaisillansa

Derived terms

aikaansaada
aikaansaannos
saada aikaan
saada alkunsa
saada tietää (“to learn, find out, come to know”)
saamamies

adjectives

saamaton

adverbs

saati

nouns

postpositions

saakka

verbs

Collocations

saada anteeksi ― to be forgiven
saada apua ― to get/receive help
saada halvalla ― to get for cheap
saada huomiota ― to get attention
saada kiitosta ― to receive commendation
saada lapsi ― to have a child/baby (have a new child born into a family)
saada nukuttua/nukutuksi ― to get sleep
saada rangaistus ― to get a punishment
saada sana suustaan ― to get a word out (of one's mouth)
saada tieto ― to receive the information (e.g. that something has happened)

References

^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “saada”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01

saada

Contents

Estonian

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

Verb

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Verb

Finnish

Etymology

Pronunciation

Verb

Conjugation

Derived terms

Collocations

References

Further reading