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Finnish
Verb
olla oikein
- Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see olla, oikein: to be right, correct
- to serve someone right, to have (it) coming
Se on sinulle aivan oikein.- That serves you just right. / You had it coming.
Usage notes
- (to serve someone right): The phrase is quite often (though not nearly always) used with a fortifier (such as ihan, aivan, täysin) added in front of the word oikein.
Conjugation
See olla.