neuvoa

From Proto-Finnic *nëuvodak, a denominal verb of neuvo.

• IPA^(key): /ˈneu̯ʋoɑˣ/,
• Rhymes: -euʋoɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): neu‧voa

neuvoa

1. (transitive, usually atelic) to advise, counsel; show (give advice to, offer as advice)

   Neuvoin häntä harkitsemaan päätöstään uudelleen.

   I advised him to reconsider his decision.

   Hammaslääkäri neuvoi minua harjaamaan hampaat kolmesti päivässä.

   The dentist advised me to brush three times a day.

2. (transitive, usually atelic) to show, advise (to advise by showing)

   Voisitko neuvoa minulle, kuinka halkoja hakataan?

   Could you show me how to split firewood?

3. (transitive) to direct, guide, tell (the way/how to get to) (point out to or show the right course or way)

   Voisitteko neuvoa minut yliopistolle?

   Could you please direct me to the university?

• The verb ohjata is often translated as "advise" by Finns although this is almost always incorrect. A consultant advises a customer or a person in a position of authority (for which neuvoa is used, almost never ohjata), whereas ohjata is used to describe a person in a position of authority telling someone else how to do something or what to do.

• neuvo

• “neuvoa”, 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 2023-07-01

• IPA^(key): /ˈneu̯ʋoɑ/,
• Rhymes: -euʋoɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): neu‧voa

neuvoa

1. partitive singular of neuvo