yhdä

Yhdä is a nonstandard Finnish verb that appears occasionally in regional dialects and in older Finnish writings. It is not part of contemporary standard Finnish dictionaries, and most reference works describe it as archaic or dialectal. When attested, yhdä is generally interpreted as meaning “to join” or “to unite,” conveying the sense of bringing separate entities into one unit.

Etymologically, yhdä is associated with the same semantic field as yhdistää “to combine” and yhtyä “to come together.” The root yhd- appears in common words such as yhdessä “together” and yhteinen “joint, common,” indicating a shared notion of union or connection within the language.

Because yhdä is not standard, there is little agreement on its exact morphology or conjugation. Occurrences are typically isolated to dialectal speakers, historical texts, or quotations. In modern Finnish, speakers are advised to use standard forms such as yhdistää for “to combine,” liittyä for “to join (to become a member of),” or yhtyä for “to unite oneself with.”

See also: Finnish verbs, yhdistää, liittyä, yhtyä, yhdessä.