soita

Soita is a Finnish verb form. It is the imperative mood, second-person singular, of the verb soittaa, which means to play (an instrument or a recording) or to ring/call someone on the phone. As an imperative, soita is used to issue direct commands or requests to another person.

In usage, soita can be attached to various objects to specify what should be played or whom to call. For example, soita pianoa means “Play the piano,” and soita minulle means “Call me.” The standalone form soita, used without an explicit object, can function as a simple imperative in conversation, such as soita! meaning “Call!” or “Play!” depending on the context.

Morphology and forms adjacent to soita include soittakaa (plural you should play/calls) and soita minä? forms for different persons or politeness levels, reflecting Finnish imperative conjugation. The word is common in everyday Finnish, especially in directions, music instruction, or casual requests.

As a linguistic item, soita demonstrates how Finnish verbs express directives through mood and person rather than through fixed subject pronouns. It is primarily a grammatical form rather than a standalone lexical item beyond its role in the verb soittaa. There are no separate, widely recognized concepts named “soita” in English-language reference works; its primary significance lies in its function as an imperative verb form in Finnish.