tarjottaa

Tarjottaa is a Finnish verb meaning to offer, provide, or present something to someone. The standard infinitive is tarjota, while tarjottaa appears as a spelling variant found in some dialects or informal writing. In modern Finnish, tarjota is the preferred form in dictionaries and formal usage, and tarjottaa is usually treated as nonstandard or dialectal.

The verb is transitive and normally takes a direct object in the partitive case when the quantity is not definite, for example kahvia, teetä, or leipää. Example: “Tarjoan kahvia.” In a service context, you can say: “Ravintolassa tarjotaan lounasta.” The structure is flexible for different subjects and tenses, and the concept centers on presenting something for someone to accept or consume.

Conjugation (present and common past forms) follows standard Finnish patterns. Present: minä tarjoan, sinä tarjoat, hän tarjoaa, me tarjoamme, te tarjoatte, he tarjoavat. Imperative: tarjoa, tarjoakaa. Passive: tarjotaan. Past: tarjosin (I offered), tarjosit, tarjosi, tarjosimme, tarjositte, tarjosivat. The past participle is tarjottu, used in compound forms like “tarjottu ruoka.”

Common derivatives and related terms include tarjonta (an offering or supply), tarjouksia and tarjota-related phrases found in advertising and hospitality contexts. The noun tarjonta describes the range of items offered or available, while tarjouksia appears in marketing to denote offers or deals. The word tarjota also connects to tarjoilija (waiter/waitress) and tarjoilu (service or catering), terms frequently used in restaurants and events.

Tarjottaa, as a form, is encountered mainly in nonstandard or regional usage. For precise writing, standard tarjota is recommended, with tarjottaa treated as an alternative spelling rather than a separate standard form.