Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
olla määrä. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
olla määrä, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
olla määrä in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
olla määrä you have here. The definition of the word
olla määrä will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
olla määrä, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Finnish
Verb
olla määrä
- (impersonal + genitive) to be obliged or supposed (to = first infinitive)
Hän teki kuten hänen oli määrä.- He did as he was obliged to do.
Kokouksen oli määrä päättyä kahdelta.- The meeting was supposed to end at two.
- (impersonal + nominative) to be due (to = first infinitive)
Se on määrä sulkea viiden vuoden sisällä.- It is due to close within five years.
Conjugation
- This impersonal verb is always used in the third person singular, but may be inflected in tense (such as present or past) and mood (such as indicative or conditional). The 'subject' of the verb is inflected in the genitive case. To see the conjugated forms of the verb, see olla.
- määrä is not inflected.