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tehtävää

Tehtävä is a Finnish noun used to refer to a task, assignment, duty, function, or role. In everyday speech it is common in both educational contexts (homework tasks, exercises) and workplace contexts (duties or responsibilities). The nuance depends on context: it can denote a concrete task to be performed, a general responsibility, or a formal position within an organization.

Etymology and forms: The word derives from the verb tehdä “to do” with the nominalizing suffix -vä,

Usage notes: In education, tehtävä often translates to “assignment” or “exercise.” In work or civic life it

Examples: Koululainen sai kotitehtävän. The student received the homework assignment. Hänen tehtävänsä on varmistaa turvallisuus. His/her

See also: related terms include rooli, vastuu, and harjoitus in educational contexts.

forming
a
noun
that
roughly
means
“that
which
is
to
be
done.”
It
is
declined
in
the
standard
Finnish
pattern:
singular
tehtävä;
plural
tehtävät;
genitive
tehtävän;
partitive
tehtävää;
inessive
tehtävässä,
etc.
In
practice,
common
phrases
include
kotitehtävä
(homework)
and
tehtävä
työ
(a
duty
or
job
task).
commonly
denotes
a
duty
or
role
one
is
responsible
for,
as
in
“Hänen
tehtävänsä
on
…”
or
“Tämän
projektin
tehtävä
on
…”
The
word
can
be
contrasted
with
rooli
(role)
or
vastuu
(responsibility)
depending
on
nuance.
task/duty
is
to
ensure
safety.
Tämän
kaupungin
tehtävä
on
valvoa
vesihuoltoa.
It
is
this
city’s
duty
to
oversee
water
supply.