jakaa

Jakaa is a Finnish verb meaning to share, to divide, or to distribute. It is used for both tangible items, such as food or money, and intangible things, such as information or responsibilities. The verb covers giving parts of something to others as well as dividing a whole into portions.

In usage, jakaa can express different kinds of sharing or division. With people, it can describe handing out items or splitting duties. With information or resources, it can describe making resources available to others or disseminating knowledge. The passive form jaetaan is commonly used to indicate that something is being shared or distributed, as in “ruokia jaetaan pöydässä” (the foods are being shared at the table). The verb can also denote dividing a whole into parts, as in dividing a land or a prize.

Conjugation and forms are regular within Finnish verb patterns. In the present tense the forms are minä jaan, sinä jaat, hän jakaa, me jaamme, te jaatte, he jakavat. In the past tense the forms are minä jaoin, sinä jaoit, hän jakoi, me jaoimme, te jaoitte, he jakoivat. The present passive is jaetaan, and the past passive is jaettiin. Examples: “Me jaamme eväät” (We share provisions), “Hän jakoi uutiset” (He shared the news), “Ruokia jaetaan pöydässä” (Food is being shared at the table).

Jakaa is a core verb in everyday Finnish, facilitating expressions of sharing, distributing, and dividing across many contexts, from social interactions to logistics and information exchange.