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(transitive, auxiliary, + first infinitive) can, to be able to, to be capable Fin:En voinut olla nauramatta.Eng:I couldn't help laughing. (transitive, auxiliary, + first infinitive) can, to be possible (in the conditional mood) could Fin:Voisitko auttaa minua?Eng:Could you please help me?Fin:Voisin juosta, jos haluaisin.Eng:I could run if I wanted. (transitive, auxiliary, + first infinitive) (informal) may, to be allowed, to be permitted. (in negative sentences) should (not) Sen vaikutusta ei voi vähätellä.Its effect should not be underestimated. Hänen rooliaan perheen hyvinvoinnin edistämisessä ei voi myöskään aliarvioida.Neither should her role in improving the family's wellbeing be belittled. Fin:Voinko avata ikkunan?Eng:May I open the window? (informal) may, to be allowed, to be permitted. (in negative sentences) should (not) Fin:Sen vaikutusta ei voi vähätellä.Eng:Its effect should not be underestimated.Fin:Hänen rooliaan perheen hyvinvoinnin edistämisessä ei voi myöskään aliarvioida.Eng:Neither should her role in improving the family's wellbeing be belittled. (intransitive) (to enquire or talk about wellbeing, or as a formal greeting) to be, feel, do, fare Fin:Kuinka voitte?How are you? / How are you doing?Eng: Show more arrow right (can, to be able to) kyetä, pystyä, in past tense saattaa(may, to be allowed to) saada Show more arrow right Being completely similar to the present forms, the imperfect forms in positive sentences are very often replaced with the respective forms of the verb kyetä or pystyä:Voin nauraa. (present positive)I can laugh.En voinut nauraa. (imperfect negative)I could not laugh.Voin nauraa. → Kykenin nauramaan. (imperfect positive)I could laugh.Some may perceive the usage of voida for "may" as incorrect (similarly to can being used for permission) and instead advise to use saada. Show more arrow right tehdä voitavansa (active present participle + possessive suffix by person) = to do what one can Nouns voipavoivavoimavointi (hyvinvointi) Verbs causative voittaavoipua Show more arrow right From Proto-Finnic voidak, from Proto-Uralic woje-. Show more arrow right
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