By forming a derivate, you get a close-meaning verb, which indicates that the action happens multiple times, that the action is continuous, or that the ending of the action isn't specified.
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| hoitaa |
to take care of a child, a garden etc |
| hoidella |
to take care of multiple things in a row e.g. go to the bank, the post office, the shop etc. |
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| kysyä |
to ask |
| kysellä |
to keep asking questions (not the same question) |
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| laulaa |
to sing |
| laulella |
to sing carelessly, sing along, hum along |
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| kääntää |
to turn |
| käännellä |
to keep turning something this way and that (e.g. trying to fit a couch through the doorway) |
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| kiertää |
to circle |
| kierrellä |
to walk around, seeing places without a purpose |
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| soittaa |
to call |
| soitella |
to call around, either without a purpose (friends) or for your job (soitella asiakkaille) |
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| tavata |
to meet |
| tapailla |
to meet often; to date someone |
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| avata |
to open |
| availla |
to open a door again and again (like a doorman at a bar) |
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| kerätä |
to gather |
| keräillä |
to collect stamps, stickers, butterflies,... |
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| korjata |
to fix |
| korjailla |
to fix e.g. cars as a hobby in a garage; teacher correcting tests |
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| etsiä |
to search |
| etsiskellä |
to walk around looking for your watch everywhere for example |
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| nauraa |
to laugh |
| naureskella |
to laugh e.g. with some friends during the entire evening |
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| lukea |
to read |
| lueskella |
to read crisscross through a book; to read a lot of diverse things |
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| pohtia |
to ponder |
| pohdiskella |
to philosophize |
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| miettiä |
to think |
| mietiskellä |
to think while e.g. filling a crossword puzzle |
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| itkeä |
to cry |
| itkeskellä |
to be very sad for a long time (after break-up, death in the family,...) |
