katsoa

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaccodak. Cognate to Estonian katsuma.

• (to regard, deem): Semantic loan, ultimately from Latin videō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑtsoɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑtsoɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kat‧so‧a

Verb

katsoa

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to look, have a look, take a look (+ at)

   Katsoin sitä.

   I looked at it.

2. (transitive) to watch

   Katsoin elokuvaa. (incomplete action)

   I was watching a movie.

   Katsoin elokuvan. (completed action)

   I watched a movie.

3. (transitive) to choose, look for

   Katson itselleni uutta kotia.

   I'm looking for a new home for myself.

4. (intransitive) to see (to determine by trial or experiment; to find out)

   Tulen käymään myöhemmin ja katson, osaanko korjata tietokoneesi.

   I'll come over later and see if I can fix your computer.

   Katsotaan, toimisiko tämä.

   Let's see if this would work.

5. (gambling, transitive) to see; to call (to match another player's bet)
6. (intransitive) to regard, deem, see, perceive (as = translative)

   parhaaksi katsomallaan tavalla ― as they see fit (literally, “in the way (they) deem to be best”)

   Katson parhaaksi poistua paikalta.

   I regard it as best to leave.

7. (transitive, usually atelic) to care for something, to mind; to make sure of something

   Olen viikonloppuna katsomassa siskoni lapsia.

   I'm minding my sister's children this weekend.

   Katsokin, ettet myöhästy!

   See to it that you're not late!

Usage notes

• katsoa expresses more attentive watching than katsella.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Trivia

• The second-person singular imperative katso! is a false friend of Italian cazzo.

References

Further reading

• “katsoa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kostaa, saatko, sakoat

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kaccodak. Cognates include Finnish katsoa and Estonian katsuda.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑt͡soɑ/,
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑt͡soɑ/,
• Rhymes: -ɑt͡soː, -ɑt͡soɑ
• Hyphenation: kat‧so‧a

Verb

katsoa

1. (intransitive) to look
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 25:

     Katso Jaakko, kala!

     Look, Jaakko, a fish!

   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:

     Katsokaa kuvast.

     Look to the right.

2. (transitive) to look at
   • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 64:

     Jo ono kirja luettu, kuvat kaik jo katsottu.

     The book is read, all the pictures looked at.

   • 1936, D. I. Efimov, Lukukirja: Inkeroisia alkușkouluja vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 10:

     Katsokaa palentunnutta lintua.

     Look at the frost-bitten bird.

   • 1936, L. G. Terehova, V. G. Erdeli, translated by Mihailov and P. I. Maksimov, Geografia: oppikirja iƶoroin alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart (ensimäine osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 5:

     Höö kavvaa katsoit niitä ja mitäle meinaisivat keskenää.

     They were looking at these for a long time and discussing something among each other.

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 143
• Olga I. Konkova, Nikita A. Dyachkov (2014) Inkeroin Keel: Пособие по Ижорскому Языку‎, →ISBN, page 82