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sitoutua

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Finnish

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Etymology

sitoa (to bind) + -utua. Coined by Finnish author and journalist Pietari Hannikainen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsitou̯tuɑˣ/, [ˈs̠it̪o̞u̯ˌt̪uɑ̝(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uɑ
  • Syllabification(key): si‧tou‧tu‧a
  • Hyphenation(key): si‧tou‧tua

Verb

sitoutua (intransitive)

  1. to pledge, engage, adhere [with illative ‘to’; or with illative of third infinitive ‘to do’]
    Liittyäkseen Euroopan unioniin hakijamaan tulee sitoutua unionin perusperiaatteisiin, jotka ovat vapaus, demokratia, ihmisoikeuksien ja perusvapauksien kunnioittaminen sekä laillisuusperiaate.
    In order to join the European Union, the applicant country must adhere to the principles on which the union is based: freedom, democracy, respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms and the rule of law.
  2. (chemistry) to be bound [with illative ‘to’]

Conjugation

More information indicative mood, present tense ...

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