Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑkeɑˣ/, [ˈhɑ̝k̟e̞ɑ̝(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑkeɑ
- Hyphenation(key): ha‧kea
Verb
hakea
- (transitive) to (go) get, fetch, retrieve, (find and) bring [with elative or ablative ‘from’, along with illative or allative ‘to’]
- Synonym: noutaa
Tuolla on tulipalo! Hakekaa vettä!- There's a fire over there! Go get water!
- (transitive, usually atelic) to look for, search [with elative or ablative ‘in’]
- Synonym: etsiä
Etkö löytänyt hakemaasi?- Did you not find what you were looking for?
- (transitive, usually atelic) to seek, strive after
- hakea seuraa ― to seek company
- (transitive, usually atelic, intransitive) to apply (for a job, post, education)
- hakea virkaa ― to apply for a position
Conjugation
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References
Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “hakea”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja (in Finnish), retrieved 2024-01-01