ohjata

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

ohjata

1. abessive singular of ohi

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

ohjata

1. Da-infinitive of ohjama.

From Proto-Finnic *ohjat'ak, equivalent to ohja (“rein(s)”) +‎ -ta.

• IPA^(key): /ˈohjɑtɑˣ/, [ˈo̞xjɑ̝t̪ɑ̝(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ohjɑtɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): oh‧ja‧ta

ohjata (transitive)

1. to steer, pilot, navigate, drive a vehicle (car, ship, airplane, etc.)
2. to direct, guide, conduct, lead, channel a moving object, flowing substance, traffic, etc.
3. to control, regulate a device, appliance, or system
4. to show the way, give directions, show to somewhere, usher, direct, guide, lead especially someone or their attention
5. to give information to, give instructions to, give directions to, tell someone what to do, counsel, instruct, guide, direct, tutor, mentor, encourage people, patients, employees, students, studies, traffic, etc.
6. to control, monitor, oversee, govern, steer, regulate, supervise, direct an activity, task, organization, operations (in general and medical operations), government authorities, the enforcement of (and implementation of and compliance with) laws and regulations, etc.
7. to direct a play, film, etc.

This verb is often translated as "guide" or "advise" by Finns although these are both almost always confusing or incorrect. A consultant advises a customer or a person in a position of authority (where 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.

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• “ohjata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

• hajoat, hajota, johtaa, ohjaat, tahoja

From Proto-Finnic *ohjat'ak, equivalent to ohja (“rein”) +‎ -ta. Cognates include Finnish ohjata and Estonian ohjata.

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈohjɑtɑ/, [ˈo̞hjət]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈohjɑtɑ/, [ˈo̞hjɑd̥ɑ]
• Rhymes: -ohjɑt, -ohjɑtɑ
• Hyphenation: oh‧ja‧ta

ohjata

1. (transitive) to ride

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 359

From Proto-Finnic *ohjat'ak. Related to Finnish ohjata.

ohjata

1. to guide
2. to lead, to direct
3. to manage, to be in charge of
4. to supervise

• ohjandai

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “заведовать, направлять, председательствовать, руководить, управлять”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[2], Petrozavodsk: Periodika